Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 99 | 154 | 225 | 68 | 67 | 158 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 54 | 54 | 127 | 79 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 185 | 181 | 118 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:23AM0.58m | 4:10PM0.54m | 5:02AM0.60m | 4:32PM0.48m | 5:43AM0.61m | 4:50PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.17m | 10:26PM0.08m | 11:09AM0.22m | 10:47PM0.08m | 12:01PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 193 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 69 | 40 | 50 | 158 | 40 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 59 | 46 | 185 | 181 | 70 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | SW 13 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 22 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 12 | 70 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 40 | 84 | 54 | 16 | 37 | 79 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 118 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SW 13 | NE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 45 | 21 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 42 | 87 | 84 | 27 | 21 | 54 | 12 | 29 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 292 | 286 | 223 | 166 | 137 | 154 | 225 | 166 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 127 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 151 | 56 | 157 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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