Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 69 | 70 | 496 | 523 | 603 | 619 | 25 | 44 | 418 | 64 | 64 | 501 | 447 | 435 | 488 | 441 | 24 | 424 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:32PM0.25m | 11:02AM0.57m | 00:20AM0.31m | 11:46AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.20m | 2:44AM0.23m | 6:48PM0.18m | 4:39AM0.24m | 6:58PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 64 | 65 | 40 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 70 | 72 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 64 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 8 | S 12 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 69 | 11 | 25 | 74 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 61 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 327 | 408 | 447 | 496 | 523 | 603 | 619 | 588 | 473 | 418 | 496 | 509 | 501 | 447 | 435 | 488 | 441 | 471 | 424 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 309 | 18 | 339 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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