Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 147 | 137 | 190 | 134 | 131 | 177 | 165 | 116 | 215 | 215 | 339 | 325 | 302 | 316 | 289 | 311 | 311 | 437 | 433 | 426 | 517 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:26AM0.48m | 7:14PM0.44m | 10:48AM0.52m | 11:56AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.12m | 2:43PM0.37m | 2:42AM0.12m | 3:23AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 17 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 147 | 74 | 190 | 134 | 131 | 108 | 165 | 116 | 215 | 215 | 339 | 325 | 302 | 316 | 289 | 311 | 311 | 316 | 243 | 222 | 219 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 25 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 103 | 49 | 137 | 64 | 63 | 41 | 177 | 48 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 224 | 224 | 215 | 289 | 437 | 433 | 426 | 517 | 489 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | E 12 | E 15 | SSW 26 | SW 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 28 | 69 | 69 | 34 | 71 | 72 | 11 | 17 | 133 | 60 | 32 | 32 | 84 | 74 | 73 | 105 | 102 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 169 | 169 | 173 | 210 | 204 | 181 | 172 | 136 | 136 | 132 | 147 | 139 | 157 | 152 | 152 | 157 | 168 | 194 | 213 | 200 | 171 | 135 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 0 |
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