Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 530 | 566 | 559 | 452 | 487 | 392 | 407 | 399 | 391 | 382 | 382 | 364 | 359 | 373 | 446 | 419 | 387 | 468 | 468 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:07AM0.55m | 11:24AM0.57m | 11:20PM0.23m | 12:16PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.18m | 8:18PM0.22m | 3:53AM0.19m | 8:04PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 459 | 530 | 566 | 559 | 452 | 487 | 392 | 382 | 362 | 377 | 382 | 382 | 239 | 346 | 346 | 446 | 419 | 387 | 468 | 468 | 462 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SE 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 38 | 264 | 47 | 104 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | WSW 9 | S 21 | S 21 | W 9 | S 20 | SE 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | W 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 99 | 32 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 349 | 349 | 350 | 365 | 388 | 368 | 364 | 407 | 399 | 391 | 368 | 368 | 364 | 359 | 373 | 373 | 334 | 341 | 324 | 303 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 430 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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