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Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 HST
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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
24.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)79999999999999991010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5485911061157108811981198112410291007108811381218127712191104225211118515621562149413081174
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
0.72
3:56PM
0.43
4:21AM
0.69
4:37PM
0.47
4:46AM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.05
10:36AM
0.13
9:36PM
0.08
10:56AM
0.12
10:19PM
0.12
11:18AM
0.10
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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Sunset6:35-------6:36-------6:36-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121212121222223212121212223242322222121222222
Feels °C (?)191717171717181818171717181918212119181817181818
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