Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s 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 (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 148 | 207 | 209 | 207 | 195 | 179 | 177 | 281 | 295 | 255 | 258 | 240 | 226 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 226 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 217 | 215 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:10AM0.56m | 12:16PM0.59m | 1:03PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.15m | 3:08AM0.15m | 4:36AM0.15m | 9:04PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 132 | 148 | 207 | 84 | 207 | 71 | 78 | 177 | 281 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 226 | 100 | 145 | 164 | 121 | 88 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 23 | 209 | 52 | 195 | 179 | 46 | 27 | 295 | 255 | 258 | 240 | 226 | 40 | 44 | 71 | 77 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 217 | 215 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | SE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 27 | 57 | 23 | 49 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 81 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 30 | 19 | 94 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 89 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 79 | 82 | 54 | 69 | — | — | 97 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 86 | 96 | 96 | 127 | 134 | 226 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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