Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
613
586
533
513
494
386
362
352
272
268
264
203
198
189
181
180
154
147
147
147
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:11PM1.23m
10:02AM1.00m
9:14PM1.17m
11:31AM1.01m
10:34PM1.13m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.23m
3:12PM0.65m
4:27AM0.24m
4:37PM0.69m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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5:26
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5:26
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5:43
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5:43
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 mm
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1
1
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1
1
3
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
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