Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.8°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
526
547
636
684
572
539
548
560
500
512
586
232
524
576
632
579
321
321
261
212
222
212
223
250
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:07AM1.16m
5:53PM1.31m
6:51AM1.11m
6:24PM1.25m
7:38AM1.05m
6:58PM1.19m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.19m
11:52AM0.43m
00:33AM0.19m
12:28PM0.51m
1:13AM0.22m
1:06PM0.58m
clear
rain showers
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rain showers
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
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1
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1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
22
23
21
22
21
21
22
22
23
22
23
24
22
22
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