Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 334 | 223 | 258 | 258 | 326 | 522 | 659 | 651 | 637 | 576 | 556 | 530 | 566 | 559 | 452 | 487 | 392 | 382 | 362 | 377 | 377 | 382 | 372 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:35AM0.55m | 10:07AM0.55m | 11:24AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.13m | 00:35AM0.16m | 1:49AM0.18m | 8:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 355 | 334 | 223 | 258 | 258 | 326 | 522 | 659 | 651 | 637 | 576 | 556 | 530 | 566 | 559 | 452 | 487 | 392 | 382 | 362 | 377 | 377 | 382 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 69 | 214 | 212 | 214 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 41 | 29 | 26 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 21 | S 21 | W 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 214 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 99 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 198 | 233 | 229 | 281 | 330 | 358 | 375 | 518 | 477 | 466 | 453 | 393 | 333 | 326 | 326 | 331 | 318 | 310 | 326 | 359 | 359 | 346 | 368 | 359 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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