Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 7PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 868 | 847 | 784 | 636 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 503 | 496 | 411 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 293 | 675 | 819 | 951 | 1171 | 1256 | 1586 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:25PM0.73m | 4:42AM0.45m | 4:54PM0.66m | 5:30AM0.49m | 5:19PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.12m | 11:31PM0.11m | 11:07AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | 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 |
| kJ | 868 | 847 | 784 | 636 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 503 | 496 | 411 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 293 | 284 | 280 | 222 | 222 | 168 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SE 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | WNW 11 | SE 12 | WNW 13 | SE 13 | WNW 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 21 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SE 13 | WNW 13 | S 16 | WNW 13 | S 19 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 34 | 64 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 152 | 160 | 165 | 186 | 233 | 266 | 286 | 315 | 397 | 419 | 407 | 427 | 373 | 450 | 535 | 675 | 819 | 951 | 1171 | 1256 | 1586 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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