Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acid Drops today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 5AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Acid Drops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2402 | 2823 | 5517 | 7986 | 4355 | 2244 | 794 | 239 | 307 | 526 | 205 | 268 | 148 | 110 | 116 | 257 | 178 | 167 | 176 | 165 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:20AM0.51m | 5:40PM0.51m | 7:15AM0.52m | 5:54PM0.44m | 8:21AM0.53m | 5:45PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.10m | 11:58AM0.25m | 00:19AM0.11m | 1:01PM0.32m | 00:45AM0.12m | 2:44PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 167 | 186 | 140 | 143 | 185 | 183 | 587 | 239 | 470 | 60 | 94 | 77 | 40 | 110 | 116 | 257 | 178 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 148 | 82 | 80 | 115 | 168 | 100 | 270 | 283 | 104 | 77 | 47 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 99 | 98 | 48 | 48 | 26 | 42 | 127 | 162 | 229 | 30 | 205 | 268 | 148 | 29 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2402 | 2823 | 5517 | 7986 | 4355 | 2244 | 794 | 632 | 307 | 526 | 301 | 333 | 365 | 327 | 276 | 262 | 203 | 181 | 176 | 151 | 139 | 102 | 140 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 340 | 339 | 241 | 145 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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