Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 HST
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Acid Drops surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Acid Drops sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SSE
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131314121616141615151414141414131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8312513144179121136231275267260260261253236229225167167165117117114110
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
5
SE
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
W
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.26
7:44PM
0.71
6:17AM
0.22
8:55PM
0.67
9:16AM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.24
11:23AM
0.06
4:44AM
0.22
12:13PM
0.11
5:42AM
0.19
1:32PM
0.18
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset6:59-------6:59-------7:00-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--1---11-------1-------
Temp. °C262524232324262625242424232425252424232222232324
Feels °C (?)292828272728292828282727262626272626242222232223
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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