K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.5° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 11PM is: 0.7m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.7
SW
22
1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
271
264
453
898
1015
763
756
538
542
843
1070
1070
1070
834
817
734
694
786
786
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:17PM1.89m
8:45AM1.37m
7:00PM1.97m
9:10AM1.42m
7:39PM2.05m
Low Tide
11:45AM1.19m
1:56AM0.40m
12:42PM1.16m
2:29AM0.31m
1:25PM1.11m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
22
21
20
19
21
22
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
23
21
21
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
22
22
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
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