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.
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).
| Month | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Suit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100% | 83% | 1.5 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| Feb | 99% | 79% | 1.1 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| Mar | 100% | 63% | 1.3 m | 16°C | 4/3 |
| Apr | 100% | 69% | 1.2 m | 16°C | 4/3 |
| May | 100% | 54% | 1.3 m | 15°C | 4/3 |
| Jun | 100% | 60% | 1.1 m | 16°C | 4/3 |
| Jul | 100% | 68% | 1.0 m | 18°C | 3/2 |
| Aug | 100% | 63% | 1.0 m | 19°C | 3/2 |
| Sep | 100% | 74% | 1.0 m | 18°C | 3/2 |
| Oct | 99% | 82% | 1.0 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| Nov | 98% | 72% | 1.0 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| Dec | 99% | 82% | 1.3 m | 17°C | 3/2 |
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.
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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