Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 501 | 634 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 488 | 488 | 435 | 391 | 346 | 346 | 56 | 55 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM0.31m | 11:46AM0.57m | 00:54AM0.38m | 12:23PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.18m | 4:39AM0.24m | 6:58PM0.15m | 5:56AM0.24m | 7:11PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 25 | 24 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 40 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 63 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 56 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 64 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 11 | 56 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 61 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 427 | 427 | 450 | 471 | 501 | 634 | 559 | 509 | 509 | 484 | 488 | 488 | 435 | 391 | 346 | 346 | 300 | 273 | 265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 309 | 35 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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