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Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Acid Drops surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Acid Drops sea temperature is
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 7 | |
147 | 163 | 193 | 193 | 196 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 248 | 229 | 374 | 161 | 158 | 251 | 161 | 176 | 233 | 433 | 242 | 249 | 273 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:08AM0.31m | 4:48PM0.84m | 3:52AM0.27m | 5:37PM0.82m | 4:42AM0.25m | 6:29PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM-0.04m | 00:13AM0.19m | 9:45AM-0.02m | 1:17AM0.19m | 10:28AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 71 | 163 | 154 | 118 | 95 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 102 | 229 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 175 | 178 | 433 | 242 | 249 | 273 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 102 | 193 | 193 | 196 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 40 | 29 | 180 | 214 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 93 | 97 | 176 | 176 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SE 10 | SSW 19 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 86 | 24 | 59 | 47 | 75 | 72 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 248 | 49 | 146 | 13 | 90 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 48 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 244 | 211 | 244 | 244 | 171 | 176 | 176 | 216 | 273 | 310 | 301 | 341 | 374 | 333 | 294 | 251 | 223 | 251 | 233 | 233 | 209 | 215 | 221 | 264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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