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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 26 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 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hopscotch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | E 8 | S 6 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | |
111 | 91 | 131 | 134 | 122 | 115 | 123 | 234 | 73 | 142 | 140 | 117 | 152 | 142 | 111 | 103 | 176 | 113 | 175 | 182 | 165 | 153 | 183 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.20m | 1:30PM1.10m | 2:34AM1.25m | 2:29PM1.12m | 3:09AM1.29m | 3:20PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.55m | 7:54PM0.26m | 8:40AM0.46m | 8:39PM0.29m | 9:25AM0.37m | 9:19PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 16 |
 kJ | 111 | 91 | 131 | 134 | 112 | 115 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 142 | 140 | 117 | 152 | 142 | 111 | 86 | 68 | 47 | 31 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | N 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | WSW 4 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | WSW 5 | N 13 | NE 7 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 14 | S 19 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 17 | N 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 5 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | 122 | 102 | 123 | 234 | 55 | — | 78 | 97 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 103 | 176 | 113 | 175 | 182 | 165 | 153 | 183 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 910 | 917 | 978 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 1592 | 1611 | 1611 | 531 | 20 |
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