Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
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
Period(s) (?)121313131313141216161416151514141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)738383838312513144179121136231275267260260261253236229225167167165
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SW
0
NW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.30
6:41PM
0.74
5:12AM
0.26
7:44PM
0.71
6:17AM
0.22
8:55PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.02
2:40AM
0.24
11:23AM
0.06
4:44AM
0.22
12:13PM
0.11
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:11------
Sunset----6:59-------6:59-------7:00---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------11-------1---
Temp. °C242527262625242423242625252424232323252524242322
Feels °C (?)272729282928272827272827282727252525262726262423
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