Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 147 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 156 | 152 | 148 | 148 | 303 | 311 | 140 | 124 | 190 | 273 | 391 | 383 | 360 | 314 | 329 | 314 | 311 | 304 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:01AM0.53m | 4:44PM0.55m | 5:46AM0.56m | 5:05PM0.49m | 6:40AM0.58m | 5:24PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.19m | 11:10PM0.09m | 11:41AM0.25m | 11:36PM0.08m | 12:48PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 152 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 82 | 116 | 80 | 273 | 391 | 383 | 360 | 314 | 329 | 314 | 311 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 147 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 156 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 57 | 140 | 82 | 190 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 79 | 29 | 44 | 72 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | W 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 47 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 85 | 75 | 124 | 79 | 79 | 29 | 13 | 71 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 53 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 365 | 365 | 327 | 285 | 245 | 252 | 293 | 301 | 303 | 311 | 327 | 300 | 308 | 355 | 346 | 316 | 295 | 333 | 373 | 353 | 370 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 133 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
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