Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 192 | 143 | 89 | 1121 | 130 | 134 | 126 | 203 | 206 | 268 | 206 | 264 | 253 | 239 | 232 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:33AM0.30m | 3:44PM0.73m | 3:11AM0.32m | 4:12PM0.73m | 3:50AM0.34m | 4:38PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.04m | 10:47PM0.18m | 8:51AM0.04m | 11:09PM0.17m | 9:26AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 204 | 192 | 143 | 89 | 1121 | 1568 | 1474 | 1220 | 1054 | 828 | 705 | 562 | 561 | 482 | 402 | 315 | 254 | 203 | 176 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 14 | 82 | 130 | 130 | 134 | 126 | 203 | 206 | 268 | 206 | 264 | 253 | 239 | 232 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 152 | 152 | 120 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 77 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 54 | 81 | 154 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | ENE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1379 | 1339 | 1288 | 1421 | 72 | 8 | 111 | 112 | 88 | 113 | 70 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 257 | 245 | 238 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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