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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hopscotch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?
The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hopscotch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 9 | E 8 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | |
138 | 136 | 127 | 104 | 117 | 92 | 97 | 103 | 132 | 115 | 146 | 165 | 73 | 75 | 160 | 109 | 112 | 88 | 136 | 192 | 242 | 116 | 131 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.20m | 1:30PM1.10m | 2:34AM1.25m | 2:29PM1.12m | 3:09AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.23m | 7:48AM0.55m | 7:54PM0.26m | 8:40AM0.46m | 8:39PM0.29m | 9:25AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 138 | 136 | 127 | 104 | 117 | 92 | 97 | 103 | 112 | 115 | 94 | 91 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 109 | 112 | 66 | 89 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 94 | 68 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 17 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 14 | SSE 9 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | N 13 | N 16 | N 15 | NE 7 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 14 | S 19 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | S 4 | S 9 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 110 | 103 | — | 55 | — | — | — | 132 | 11 | 146 | 165 | 28 | 27 | 160 | 97 | 91 | 88 | 136 | 192 | 242 | 116 | 131 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 910 | 910 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 531 | 910 | 910 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 539 | 32 | 917 | 27 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 917 |
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