Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 +11
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Hopscotch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545494443482596627588539526526488476476625698753765703587477418373372323
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
1.18
3:07AM
1.24
4:12PM
1.23
3:51AM
1.25
4:43PM
1.26
4:31AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.15
9:16PM
0.51
9:40AM
0.14
9:58PM
0.45
10:17AM
0.16
10:37PM
0.40
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:37-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:40-------5:40----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11--11-------11-
Temp. °C252525242423232323252424232423232424242423242424
Feels °C (?)202122202020202020212121202119192020212121222223
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Hopscotch (fresh winds from the E at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 27 km from Hopscotch). 1.8m 8s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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27 km away, 2 h 29 min ago

31 km/h
E
0.0
26.0
Air / Water (°C)
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