Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.0° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
2.2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
296
363
379
472
595
589
627
641
698
743
783
736
756
405
432
1002
958
797
646
544
454
528
482
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-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
High Tide
8:17AM1.10m
8:46PM1.23m
9:17AM1.00m
9:28PM1.17m
10:30AM0.92m
10:17PM1.12m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.39m
2:20PM0.38m
3:15AM0.41m
3:02PM0.50m
4:15AM0.42m
3:52PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hopscotch surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest