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K-181 86.8

#1176 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Baja California · near Vicente Guerrero

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score86.8 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days71% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell75% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.7 ft median
Water16°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf K-181

The best time to surf K-181 is January, October, December. The season runs all year. In January the water sits around 16°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.5 m. The nearest airport is ESE (64 km) and the nearest town is Vicente Guerrero (65 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%83%1.5 m16°C3/2
Feb99%79%1.1 m16°C3/2
Mar100%63%1.3 m16°C4/3
Apr100%69%1.2 m16°C4/3
May100%54%1.3 m15°C4/3
Jun100%60%1.1 m16°C4/3
Jul100%68%1.0 m18°C3/2
Aug100%63%1.0 m19°C3/2
Sep100%74%1.0 m18°C3/2
Oct99%82%1.0 m16°C3/2
Nov98%72%1.0 m16°C3/2
Dec99%82%1.3 m17°C3/2

Why 86.8

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.6
Water comfort 10%
2.5
Access 10%
7.5

The detail

Faces 235° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 94% of days. Mean peak period 13.0 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 61%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 31.259, -116.375 (OpenStreetMap).

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