Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 10 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

26.0°C

Hopscotch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	134	154	154	257	180	180	299	297	203	172	296	269	263	250	326	245	273	226	217	185	240	263	258	220
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide				2:40PM1.31m				2:58AM1.13m				3:14PM1.34m				3:48AM1.14m				3:45PM1.35m				4:33AM1.14m
Low Tide		8:09AM0.29m				9:00PM0.35m				8:53AM0.34m				9:42PM0.26m				9:33AM0.39m				10:20PM0.20m


	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03
	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	5:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	25	25	26	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24
Feels °C	28	28	27	26	27	26	24	25	26	25	27	26	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 15	NNE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	NNE 11	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11
kJ	134	154	154	14	180	180	18	12	203	172	296	269	263	31	11	26	273	226	217	185	13	27	27	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 16	ENE 8	NE 12	NE 12	S 15	NNE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 12	S 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 10	NNE 12	ENE 8	NNE 12	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 11
kJ	125	94	94	5	67	5	5	17	12	76	58	58	32	14	13	16	17	11	27	34	27	11	13	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	NNE 12	E 13	NNE 12	S 15	E 13	E 13	S 15	ESE 11	SSW 14	S 14	NNE 12	S 13	E 12	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 13	E 12	NNE 12	E 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	9	10	14	4	14	19	3	3	17	41	19	15	13	13	12	11	11	17	3	27	11	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	—	—	—	ENE 7	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	—	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	257	127	76	299	297	67	—	—	—	61	250	326	245	—	40	50	76	240	263	258	220
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	17	531	1617	910	531	531	531	531	531	531	539	539	17	17	539	17	536	1760	1248	563	559	540	540	536
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Rating (10 max)	1												2	2		2
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Rating (10 max)	1												2	2		2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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