Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | W 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 14 | SSE 6 | E 8 | S 6 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 6 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 434 | 299 | 253 | 213 | 165 | 144 | 121 | 111 | 140 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 71 | 86 | 72 | 106 | 49 | 100 | 135 | 96 | 75 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.68m | 4:51PM0.33m | 7:26AM0.66m | 8:45AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.28m | 11:20PM0.06m | 00:03AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | SSE 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 279 | 434 | 279 | 101 | 101 | 165 | 99 | 101 | 95 | 118 | 90 | 90 | 49 | 71 | 86 | 62 | 70 | 49 | 100 | 99 | 60 | 45 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | W 9 | W 8 | ENE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 8 | ENE 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 8 | SW 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 131 | 124 | 101 | 129 | 84 | 101 | 60 | 78 | 111 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 73 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 46 | 69 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 12 | WSW 8 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | S 14 | SW 7 | S 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 199 | 110 | 191 | 194 | 140 | 82 | 138 | 82 | 80 | 140 | 85 | 74 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 47 | 106 | 47 | 100 | 135 | 96 | 75 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 276 | 332 | 299 | 253 | 213 | — | 144 | 121 | 95 | 89 | 86 | 69 | 64 | 47 | 49 | — | 51 | — | 40 | 60 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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