Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.8°C
0.2° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 2PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
448
404
404
418
620
759
716
688
679
655
709
650
646
592
575
547
533
484
511
463
463
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
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
1:47PM1.06m
1:01AM1.02m
2:19PM1.13m
1:53AM1.06m
2:48PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.36m
7:34PM0.65m
7:38AM0.34m
8:17PM0.57m
8:16AM0.32m
8:55PM0.47m
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5:13
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
21
21
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