Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.4
SSE
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)141216161416151514141414141313131313131313121512
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1314417412113623127526726026026125323622922516716716511711711411015569
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
5
SE
0
E
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.26
7:44PM
0.71
6:17AM
0.22
8:55PM
0.67
9:16AM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.24
11:23AM
0.06
4:44AM
0.22
12:13PM
0.11
5:42AM
0.19
1:32PM
0.18
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:13-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------6:59-------7:00-------7:00-
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---111----------------
Temp. °C242323242625252524242323252524242322222324242422
Feels °C (?)282727282927282927272625262726262422222323232320
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