Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 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
27.6° 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: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413131313131313141314131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)260256257254388426353327363379375373279351338312233223233268228257336221
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.32
3:04PM
0.75
2:54AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.73
3:34AM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.17
7:47AM
0.05
9:58PM
0.15
8:32AM
0.05
10:19PM
0.14
9:13AM
0.08
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset7:05-------7:04-------7:02-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272525252426272727252524242527272725252424252727
Feels °C (?)262424252426252626252524242526262525252425252626
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Kaua'i

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 16 km from Acid Drops has swung offshore (moderate winds from the ENE at BUOY-NWWH1). 0.6m 8s swell from the SE with a 0.4m 15s groundswell from the S and a 0.3m 12s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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16 km away, 1 h 14 min ago

28 km/h
ENE
0.0
27.6
Air / Water (°C)
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