Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 37 | 397 | 381 | 350 | 350 | 302 | 294 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 71 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:54AM0.38m | 12:23PM0.56m | 1:26AM0.47m | 12:57PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.15m | 5:56AM0.24m | 7:11PM0.13m | 6:58AM0.23m | 7:28PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 56 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 71 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 37 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 437 | 438 | 397 | 381 | 350 | 350 | 302 | 294 | 265 | 238 | 265 | 232 | 181 | 173 | 147 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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