Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 11PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hopscotch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
717 | 405 | 432 | 444 | 440 | 861 | 797 | 646 | 544 | 428 | 517 | 498 | 588 | 540 | 481 | 588 | 945 | 1030 | 933 | 960 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.17m | 10:30AM0.92m | 10:17PM1.12m | 11:58AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.42m | 3:52PM0.60m | 5:24AM0.42m | 4:57PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 |
144 | 304 | 326 | 342 | 311 | 861 | 797 | 646 | 544 | 224 | 517 | 175 | 210 | 258 | 258 | 220 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 18 | S 12 | S 16 |
5 | 144 | 289 | 357 | 347 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 175 | 19 | 125 | 67 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | W 14 | S 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | SE 17 | S 17 | NE 16 |
1 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 11 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
717 | 405 | 432 | 444 | 440 | 411 | 397 | 387 | 428 | 428 | 376 | 498 | 588 | 540 | 481 | 588 | 945 | 1030 | 933 | 960 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1851 | 1915 | 1731 | 1731 | 1731 | 1731 | 531 | 917 | 917 | 1851 | 1822 | 1850 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 1896 | 1851 | 531 | 531 |
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