Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Sep 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), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s 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 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
8
0.6
S
12
1.4
E
8
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
0.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
216
98
222
256
307
613
586
533
513
494
386
362
352
272
268
268
203
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:21PM1.28m
8:43AM1.05m
8:11PM1.23m
10:02AM1.00m
9:14PM1.17m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.20m
2:06PM0.58m
3:14AM0.23m
3:12PM0.65m
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:28
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5:26
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5:43
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 mm
1
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1
2
2
1
1
3
4
3
4
3
2
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1
2
2
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
24
24
24
23
24
23
22
24
23
24
23
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