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K-181 surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 PST
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K-181 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K-181 sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at K-181 today?

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)121218181616161515151414131313131312151514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)189145165160267260330362352522508467366361361295286146155205316417404374
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
2.22
9:38PM
1.50
8:32AM
2.22
10:05PM
1.54
9:04AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
1.00
3:13PM
0.12
2:18AM
0.96
3:41PM
0.13
2:54AM
0.94
4:08PM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----5:07-------5:07-------5:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120222222212020191921201919201919192020191818
Feels °C (?)171716191718181717161618171617181717171818171616
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