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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 +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
28.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?
The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hopscotch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
196 | 242 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 182 | 175 | 136 | 127 | 107 | 142 | 111 | 108 | 86 | 88 | 70 | 68 | 52 | 90 | 68 | 88 | 119 | 175 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.14m | 12:21PM1.10m | 1:52AM1.20m | 1:30PM1.10m | 2:34AM1.25m | 2:29PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.21m | 6:42AM0.63m | 7:01PM0.23m | 7:48AM0.55m | 7:54PM0.26m | 8:40AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 196 | 242 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 182 | 175 | 136 | 127 | 92 | 85 | 92 | 94 | 86 | 88 | 70 | 68 | 52 | 90 | 68 | 88 | 119 | 175 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 89 | 77 | 84 | 63 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 108 | 81 | 79 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 31 | 51 | 50 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | N 16 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 89 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 103 | 114 | 104 | 107 | 142 | 111 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 917 | 531 | 13 | 13 | 531 | 531 | 910 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 910 | 910 | 910 | 32 | 531 | 531 | 13 | 917 | 1002 |
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