Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 422 | 518 | 529 | 518 | 508 | 422 | 359 | 351 | 390 | 373 | 408 | 412 | 454 | 454 | 443 | 482 | 507 | 558 | 624 | 579 | 650 | 650 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:54PM0.64m | 2:15AM0.45m | 2:21PM0.62m | 2:49AM0.52m | 2:48PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.14m | 8:33PM0.13m | 7:54AM0.14m | 8:50PM0.11m | 8:39AM0.14m | 9:08PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 73 | 75 | 122 | 166 | 164 | 201 | 261 | 302 | 377 | 158 | 364 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 217 | 212 | 108 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 77 | 117 | 115 | 132 | 122 | 166 | 121 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 123 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 96 | 87 | 207 | 294 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 12 | SSW 22 | SW 10 | SSW 20 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 73 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 45 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 37 | 146 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 348 | 422 | 518 | 529 | 518 | 508 | 422 | 359 | 351 | 390 | 373 | 408 | 412 | 454 | 454 | 443 | 482 | 507 | 558 | 624 | 579 | 650 | 650 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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