Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 10PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.4
E
8
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
334
323
310
291
279
239
236
125
121
112
104
98
223
256
307
613
586
533
513
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:40PM1.33m
7:38AM1.11m
7:21PM1.28m
8:43AM1.05m
8:11PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.19m
1:15PM0.49m
2:12AM0.20m
2:06PM0.58m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
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5:28
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5:28
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5:42
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5:42
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5:43
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 mm
—
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1
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1
1
1
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1
1
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
24
22
23
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