K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.1°C
1.8° 

K-181 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at K-181 today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at K-181. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
416
416
421
421
421
416
411
400
322
365
360
301
301
297
293
285
277
322
327
387
447
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:57AM1.58m
6:55PM1.88m
8:10AM1.67m
7:31PM1.94m
8:26AM1.78m
8:07PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:04PM1.01m
1:45AM0.35m
1:36PM0.85m
2:08AM0.34m
2:08PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
23
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
18
20
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
21
22
21
21
24
23
22
23
23
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