Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hopscotch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 181 | 151 | 171 | 161 | 163 | 125 | 139 | 181 | 160 | 165 | 188 | 157 | 215 | 257 | 229 | 219 | 229 | 270 | 301 | 319 | 366 | 469 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:38AM0.94m | 8:24PM1.05m | 10:57AM0.93m | 9:27PM1.00m | 12:13PM0.95m | 10:45PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.31m | 2:39PM0.71m | 3:46AM0.36m | 3:50PM0.75m | 4:53AM0.38m | 5:19PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 40 | 8 | 22 | 71 | 70 | 88 | 108 | 131 | 159 | 156 | 102 | 80 | 50 | 101 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | NE 13 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 61 | 32 | 127 | 215 | 257 | 229 | 219 | 158 | 148 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | S 16 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 166 | 181 | 151 | 171 | 161 | 163 | 125 | 139 | 181 | 160 | 165 | 188 | 157 | 161 | 175 | 182 | 194 | 229 | 270 | 301 | 319 | 366 | 469 | 522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 917 | 917 | 916 | 1005 | 1915 | 1005 | 915 | 915 | 917 | 917 | 917 | 1005 | 1731 | 1731 | 1851 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 1611 | 1611 | 1611 | 531 | 531 |
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