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Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 HST
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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
25.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Lawai Beach Resort - Live Cam

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)999998999888888881081010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545554533735363636353934261719171724182424242323
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
0
W
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		glassglassglassglassononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
0.50
12:29AM
0.56
1:12AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.14
3:58PM
0.13
4:45PM
0.12
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset--6:12-------6:12-------6:13-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------21---------
Temp. °C252524242323222224252423232222222324232120191818
Feels °C (?)272726272626242425262424232223232225242018171616
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