Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.8°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.3
S
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
123
161
142
134
215
257
229
219
183
232
316
297
406
489
628
557
570
600
534
534
547
618
688
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
cross-on
High Tide
10:57AM0.93m
9:27PM1.00m
12:13PM0.95m
10:45PM0.98m
1:08PM1.00m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.36m
3:50PM0.75m
4:53AM0.38m
5:19PM0.76m
5:59AM0.38m
6:38PM0.72m
cloud
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
21
20
22
22
22
20
21
20
19
20
20
22
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
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