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Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | |
225 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 110 | 155 | 69 | 44 | 179 | 47 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 43 | 45 | 98 | 113 | 112 | 89 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:55PM0.67m | 9:16AM0.22m | 10:06PM0.64m | 11:30AM0.28m | 11:08PM0.61m | 12:33PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.19m | 1:32PM0.18m | 6:13AM0.17m | 3:32PM0.23m | 6:37AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 225 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 110 | 155 | 167 | 165 | 179 | 181 | 181 | 176 | 119 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 97 | 66 | 58 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | W 16 | W 16 | NNE 11 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 |
| kJ | 134 | 79 | 94 | 91 | 49 | 131 | 131 | 45 | 71 | 69 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 69 | 43 | 45 | 98 | 113 | 112 | 89 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 16 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | WNW 16 | NNE 10 | NW 11 | W 12 | SW 14 | NNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 109 | 98 | 73 | 72 | 134 | 58 | 46 | 84 | 42 | 30 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 44 | 147 | 147 | 179 | 179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 129 | 0 | 36 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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