Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

25.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (05 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (05 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 5				Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 7	E 5	ESE 5	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	70	53	119	116	94	94	79	82	71	97	37	50	35	44	45	55	109	55	75	66
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	1:48PM1.13m				1:10AM1.17m					2:35PM1.21m				2:12AM1.21m				3:15PM1.27m
Low Tide			7:24PM0.60m				7:52AM0.18m					8:23PM0.51m				8:41AM0.17m				9:12PM0.42m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	24	24	23	23	23	24	23	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	24	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 9	S 6
kJ	106	103	80	82	76	58	56	56	51	37	21	21	20	19	19	12	11	11	28	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	S 10	S 10	NE 10	SSE 9
kJ	70	53	12	44	38	34	23	15	22	40	37	21	21	21	10	11	18	17	16	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 8	NE 10	S 11	ENE 13	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 12	ENE 11
kJ	12	12	101	96	84	83	79	41	41	18	18	18	20	16	22	17	15	15	14	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 7	E 5	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	4	7	119	116	94	94	73	82	71	97	37	50	35	44	45	55	109	55	75	66
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1005	1005	916	531	531	531	531	1248	917	917	910	531	531	531	531	1005	1728	916	531	531
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9

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