Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 140 | 186 | 286 | 282 | 250 | 163 | 250 | 208 | 132 | 110 | 208 | 196 | 146 | 232 | 289 | 311 | 303 | 269 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.28m | 2:13PM0.68m | 1:49AM0.32m | 2:41PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.21m | 6:39AM0.10m | 9:20PM0.19m | 7:23AM0.08m | 9:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 142 | 140 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 79 | 76 | 115 | 132 | 110 | 82 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 138 | 126 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 80 | 91 | 82 | 58 | 77 | 67 | 163 | 158 | 139 | 98 | 95 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 201 | 198 | 83 | 85 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | S 19 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 60 | 71 | 86 | 57 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 103 | 102 | 105 | 147 | 146 | 83 | 82 | 33 | 64 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 268 | 260 | 268 | 286 | 282 | 250 | 247 | 250 | 208 | 218 | 212 | 208 | 196 | 200 | 232 | 289 | 311 | 303 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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