K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
874
763
754
527
661
653
739
729
711
581
566
496
489
482
501
494
401
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:35PM2.03m
10:19AM1.84m
10:11PM1.91m
10:44AM1.90m
10:49PM1.75m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.33m
4:10PM0.63m
4:27AM0.44m
4:52PM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
24
24
23
23
24
25
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
26
25
26
25
27
26
26
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
22
21
20
22
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