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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 +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
28.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?
The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hopscotch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 41 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 64 | 52 | 81 | 60 | 65 | 51 | 65 | 75 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 118 | 153 | 178 | 190 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | 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- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:13AM 0.98 | 2:41PM 1.24 | 3:59AM 1.01 | 3:15PM 1.25 | 4:39AM 1.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:59PM 0.32 | 8:33AM 0.57 | 9:36PM 0.26 | 9:15AM 0.59 | 10:12PM 0.20 | 9:56AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
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