Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

25.6°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	215	323	430	458	422	334	217	172	142	135	130	107	88	64	173	213	224	67	54	52	52	50	56	61
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:59AM1.20m				4:52PM1.40m					5:48AM1.19m				5:29PM1.40m				6:41AM1.17m				6:11PM1.37m
Low Tide				10:44AM0.37m					11:30PM0.10m				11:26AM0.42m				00:15AM0.06m				12:12PM0.49m


	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	22	21	22	22	22	23	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	25	25	26	24	24	25	24	24	25	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9
kJ	3	2	18	18	18	17	100	98	142	71	130	107	101	127	24	12	24	67	143	140	137	101	103	108
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	SE 14	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	ESE 13	ESE 12	ENE 8	ESE 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	ESE 11	ESE 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 14	E 14	ESE 8
kJ	4	8	6	6	7	27	16	15	98	15	73	84	88	64	1	1	1	12	54	11	12	4	4	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 18	S 8	S 6	S 18	S 18	ESE 12	S 17	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	ESE 11	E 14	E 14	S 10	S 9	SE 9
kJ	2	1	4	6	1	1	27	25	15	6	14	14	26	12	5	4	2	2	11	4	4	2	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 9	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—
kJ	215	323	430	458	422	334	217	172	—	135	—	—	—	—	173	213	224	184	—	52	52	50	56	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	531	531	531	531	539	559	531	531	531	536	537	572	572	917	17	17	13	17	540	559	917	917	18	540
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate															Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Rusty Barrel	Tapi Point					Tapi Point
Rating (10 max)															1	1	2	1					1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu															Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Rusty Barrel Efate	Tapi Point Efate					Tapi Point Efate
Rating (10 max)															1	1	2	1					1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	6

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