Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 12AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.5
W
0.5
W
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.5
W
0.4
SSE
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)13131313666612126671213131313141412131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86878785108108927575759883746957848588939773838383
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.40
4:56PM
0.77
4:05AM
0.34
5:45PM
0.77
4:37AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.20
9:35AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.22
10:07AM
-0.00
1:05AM
0.23
10:43AM
0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:15-------6:13--
Sunset6:58-------6:58-------6:59-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------111-----13------1
Temp. °C252323232323262625242323222324242322232323242525
Feels °C (?)242323222323282828272424232526252321232526272726
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