Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 10AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 194 | 190 | 173 | 165 | 221 | 152 | 147 | 132 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 72 | 68 | 297 | 306 | 320 | 295 | 61 | 58 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:41AM0.62m | 3:57PM0.28m | 7:40AM0.59m | 8:53AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.28m | 11:05PM0.12m | 11:36PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 194 | 190 | 173 | 165 | 221 | 152 | 147 | 132 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 89 | 98 | 99 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 17 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SE 8 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 186 | 117 | 67 | 63 | 43 | 30 | 117 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 98 | 102 | 126 | 126 | 121 | 140 | 171 | 176 | 176 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 155 | 206 | 233 | 297 | 306 | 320 | 295 | 293 | 326 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
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