Acid Drops 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.88° N 159.49° W

Issued: 1 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Acid Drops sea temperature is

26.6°C

Acid Drops surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 10AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	18s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Evening (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 7	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	66	63	64	62	121	121	120	104	170	159	175	302	169	367	377	166	162	684	579	130	126	125	77	77	74	73
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	00:53AM0.46m				12:07PM0.53m				1:32AM0.55m				12:46PM0.49m					2:06AM0.63m			1:22PM0.44m					2:39AM0.69m
Low Tide			6:15AM0.26m				6:48PM0.09m				7:24AM0.25m				7:11PM0.07m					8:22AM0.24m			7:33PM0.05m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	5:58
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	24	25	25	25	24	23	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	23	23	23
Feels °C	21	21	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	23	24	23	22	23	22	22	23	22	21	23	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	NNW 20	NW 19	NNW 18	NNW 17	NW 17	NNW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	54	24	23	17	121	121	218	376	508	629	632	691	636	620	581	418	412	346	341	284	221	215	208	205	172	172
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	NNW 11	NW 11	SSW 18	SE 8	NW 11	SSW 18	NW 12	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 15
kJ	24	49	30	62	17	30	120	38	170	159	175	171	169	169	169	166	162	156	130	130	126	125	77	53	53	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	NW 11	NW 11	SE 8	NNW 13	SSW 18	NW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14
kJ	66	63	64	30	30	18	66	104	37	19	19	18	19	26	27	21	42	41	16	14	14	14	51	77	74	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	379	415	365	394	355	375	375	327	284	276	308	302	346	367	377	500	693	684	579	535	485	485	535	559	522	522
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Waimea Rivermouth HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	136	18	20	20	17	18	18	0	0	0	20	20	20	26	0	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaua'i		Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Polihale	Polihale	Polihale	Majors Bay	Polihale	Polihale	Polihale	Majors Bay	Polihale	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Infinities	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Polihale	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Majors Bay	Infinities	Majors Bay	Majors Bay
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	3	4	2	5	5	5	2	5	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Polihale HAW - Kaua'i	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6

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