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Acid Drops surfForecast / HAW – Kaua'i / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 07 Jan 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Lawai Beach Resort - Live Cam

How big are the waves at Acid Drops today?

The current surf forecast for Acid Drops at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)988889999988889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25850040329527328626722822822817714714313112112712792928284848454
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
N
0
NE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassonglasscross-
on		ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.67
7:16PM
0.36
6:54AM
0.59
8:37PM
0.39
7:17AM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.14
1:39PM
0.15
12:04AM
0.23
2:10PM
0.14
1:04AM
0.31
2:42PM
0.14
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
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Sunset------6:09-------6:09-------6:10-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222324242222222222242524232323232324242323
Feels °C (?)222021222224242324252525262727262626262626262626
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