Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.8° C
0.1° 

Hopscotch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 2AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2
ESE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
2.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
543
590
662
743
743
394
756
756
411
397
848
700
563
544
461
446
545
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:46PM1.23m
9:17AM1.00m
9:28PM1.17m
10:30AM0.92m
10:17PM1.12m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.41m
3:02PM0.50m
4:15AM0.42m
3:52PM0.60m
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cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
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