Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 262 | 270 | 278 | 58 | 87 | 320 | 333 | 324 | 355 | 303 | 329 | 366 | 70 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40AM0.59m | 8:53AM0.57m | 10:05AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.16m | 00:32AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 132 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 72 | 31 | 23 | 65 | 65 | 89 | 98 | 99 | 87 | 102 | 102 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 68 | 66 | 23 | 23 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 116 | 85 | 84 | 97 | 87 | 83 | 29 | 28 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 65 | 65 | 42 | 53 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 69 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 212 | 212 | 194 | 170 | 170 | 200 | 226 | 233 | 226 | 233 | 262 | 270 | 278 | 268 | 352 | 320 | 333 | 324 | 355 | 303 | 329 | 366 | 435 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 18 | 310 | 35 |
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