K-181, Mexico

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 153 km.

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About K-181

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (240°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (60°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, July, August and September, with about 3 good days in 7; in April and May, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 153 km.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), direct.
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Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to K-181.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 153 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at K-181, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	3 ft13 shollow	390kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	62, good	4 ft13 shollow	422kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	186kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	3 ft12 shollow	283kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	3 ft9 shollow	166kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	3 ft7 smushy	75kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	24°C
Mon 26Oct	23, too small	2 ft7 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Tue 27Oct	20, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	22°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 3h 25 by road. About 9h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf K-181
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf K-181
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf K-181
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf K-181
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf K-181
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 3h 25 by road. About 9h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £535–£1,010 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to SAN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£215–£445
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£150–£280
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£535–£1,010

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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