Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SSE
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)121213131313141412131313131314121616141615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4673575885889397738383838312513144179121136231275267260260
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
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
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.34
5:45PM
0.77
4:37AM
0.30
6:41PM
0.74
5:12AM
0.26
7:44PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
-0.00
1:05AM
0.23
10:43AM
0.02
2:40AM
0.24
11:23AM
0.06
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:15-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----6:59-------6:59-------6:59---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222325262524232323242625252424232323252525242423
Feels °C (?)222326282726242525262727282728272726282728282826
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