Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 1PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.7
S
14
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
307
613
586
533
513
494
386
362
352
272
268
264
203
198
189
151
154
154
154
147
147
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:43AM1.05m
8:11PM1.23m
10:02AM1.00m
9:14PM1.17m
11:31AM1.01m
10:34PM1.13m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.58m
3:14AM0.23m
3:12PM0.65m
4:27AM0.24m
4:37PM0.69m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:28
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5:26
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5:26
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5:43
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5:43
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 mm
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1
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1
2
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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1
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1
2
2
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Temp °C
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
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