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Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
162 | 160 | 152 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 96 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 124 | 39 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:58PM0.58m | 1:17PM0.45m | 00:39AM0.54m | 1:53PM0.53m | 1:15AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.25m | 6:59AM0.12m | 6:37PM0.25m | 7:20AM0.10m | 7:40PM0.24m | 7:39AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 162 | 160 | 152 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 96 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 83 | 78 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 197 | 197 | 153 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 135 | 163 | 146 | 122 | 116 | 105 | 123 | 155 | 204 | 252 | 181 | 124 | 100 | 97 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 17 |
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