Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 1AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 266 | 231 | 498 | 620 | 614 | 298 | 209 | 252 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 326 | 119 | 107 | 150 | 177 | 205 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:01AM0.68m | 3:29PM0.42m | 4:36AM0.69m | 3:52PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.05m | 10:30AM0.21m | 9:29PM0.05m | 11:17AM0.23m | 9:51PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | ENE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 598 | 165 | 160 | 498 | 620 | 614 | 298 | 209 | 252 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 326 | 27 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 205 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 9 | SW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 272 | 266 | 231 | 207 | 179 | 176 | 61 | 101 | 37 | 171 | 117 | 72 | 72 | 119 | 39 | 137 | 127 | 171 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 11 | ENE 12 | E 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | E 12 | SSW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | SSW 9 | E 12 | S 15 | NW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 59 | 49 | 73 | 78 | 121 | 139 | 75 | 99 | 72 | 72 | 84 | 28 | 70 | 107 | 133 | 177 | 125 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 55 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 46 | 56 | 50 | 32 | 26 | — | 25 | 232 | 110 | 107 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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