Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.6°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
148
148
158
178
194
205
210
210
235
232
262
303
328
377
420
464
418
477
516
558
558
558
619
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
3:54AM1.24m
4:23PM1.35m
4:39AM1.23m
4:53PM1.36m
5:23AM1.21m
5:23PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.22m
10:37PM0.26m
10:40AM0.28m
11:16PM0.21m
11:16AM0.35m
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
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