Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
181 | 159 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 230 | 304 | 390 | 444 | 448 | 363 | 350 | 567 | 573 | 443 | 396 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:26AM0.36m | 3:08PM0.70m | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:33PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.17m | 8:03AM0.07m | 9:52PM0.15m | 8:42AM0.08m | 10:09PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
39 | 44 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 204 | 304 | 390 | 444 | 448 | 363 | 350 | 567 | 573 | 443 | 396 | 290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
138 | 126 | 113 | 57 | 49 | 58 | 43 | 230 | 133 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 123 | 46 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 8 |
86 | 85 | 18 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
181 | 159 | 195 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 168 | 213 | 173 | 183 | 178 | 162 | 157 | 167 | 173 | 141 | 130 | 130 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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