Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 163 | 47 | 71 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 56 | 55 | 98 | 143 | 196 | 90 | 144 | 154 | 113 | 158 | 159 | 121 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:26AM0.47m | 12:57PM0.54m | 1:58AM0.55m | 1:29PM0.51m | 2:32AM0.63m | 2:02PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.23m | 7:28PM0.09m | 7:52AM0.21m | 7:48PM0.06m | 8:45AM0.20m | 8:11PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 173 | 17 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 99 | 81 | 42 | 41 | 98 | 143 | 196 | 47 | 45 | 154 | 113 | 158 | 159 | 121 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SE 6 | SW 14 | SE 6 | NW 11 | SW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 19 | 53 | 9 | 30 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 56 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 144 | 62 | 102 | 109 | 56 | 85 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SW 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 19 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 54 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 90 | 70 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 72 | 29 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 210 | — | 147 | 147 | 163 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 99 | 120 | — | 83 | 105 | 107 | 107 | 127 | 17 | 14 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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