Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

25.7°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (15 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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
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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 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	216	216	216	153	153	113	145	207	257	281	316	186	161	227	173	144	203	186	175	212	192	215	261	253
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	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	on	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				8:32AM0.99m			7:36PM1.12m					9:38AM0.94m				8:24PM1.05m				10:57AM0.93m				9:27PM1.00m
Low Tide	1:56AM0.26m				1:48PM0.65m					2:46AM0.31m				2:39PM0.71m				3:46AM0.36m				3:50PM0.75m


	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	24	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	23	22	23	23	24	23	22	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 13	E 8	E 8	S 16	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	92	86	86	153	153	80	80	72	73	54	7	33	44	21	22	33	23	40	36	55	83	215	261	232
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 18	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	NE 13	S 15	S 15	S 17	NE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	SSW 15	ENE 11	ENE 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 12
kJ	4	4	6	116	113	5	5	5	5	7	4	4	6	6	25	13	42	22	21	15	24	34	31	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 14	S 18	S 17	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	S 16	NNE 13	N 13	NE 13	NNE 12	S 16	S 15	NE 12	NE 12	SSW 10	S 17	SSW 12	ESE 9	ENE 12	NE 11
kJ	6	6	4	6	6	4	3	3	3	5	17	3	6	15	20	18	6	6	19	49	28	15	14	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6
kJ	216	216	216	3	3	113	145	207	257	281	316	186	161	227	173	144	203	186	175	212	192	192	195	253
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	531	531	531	572	917	910	563	917	531	531	915	917	1851	1133	917	917	917	917	917	1005	1133	1611	1005	531
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4

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