Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | SW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | SW 16 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 65 | 65 | 270 | 61 | 57 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 333 | 393 | 387 | 348 | 28 | 70 | 544 | 504 | 424 | 424 | 430 | 44 | 61 | 453 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:53AM0.57m | 10:05AM0.56m | 11:32PM0.25m | 11:02AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.20m | 2:44AM0.23m | 6:48PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 65 | 65 | 89 | 98 | 99 | 87 | 102 | 102 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 14 | NW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 24 | 24 | 63 | 16 | 57 | 116 | 85 | 84 | 97 | 87 | 83 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 72 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 8 | S 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 10 | SW 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 61 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 28 | 70 | 17 | 74 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 35 | 61 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 239 | 239 | 268 | 270 | 247 | 254 | 212 | 268 | 317 | 333 | 393 | 387 | 348 | 336 | 465 | 544 | 504 | 424 | 424 | 430 | 484 | 509 | 453 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 309 | 309 | 136 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 26 |
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