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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 +11
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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
29.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
0.9
S
1.6
ESE
0.8
S
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)1515141414141414141414131313131312771271278
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294720701449526541557573573565534511417411404324309247235232229175176246
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
1.22
11:56PM
0.93
11:54AM
1.23
1:26AM
0.96
12:58PM
1.26
2:41AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.41
5:18AM
0.56
6:58PM
0.32
6:36AM
0.60
8:04PM
0.21
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise5:28-------5:28-------5:30-------
Sunset---6:27-------6:25-------6:25----
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light rain
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light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
111--------1145445122--3
Temp. °C272727262627262626262726262625262626272727262626
Feels °C (?)282727262526242525252625252625262727272829282928
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