Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.7°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
50
49
47
33
31
27
17
16
16
9
9
8
56
50
51
67
93
119
128
140
207
212
283
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:40AM1.13m
6:59PM1.32m
8:46AM1.09m
7:54PM1.25m
10:01AM1.08m
9:02PM1.18m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.06m
1:03PM0.56m
1:59AM0.08m
2:02PM0.62m
3:01AM0.13m
3:14PM0.67m
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Temp °C
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
21
22
22
22
20
22
21
21
22
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