Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 111mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
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
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.8
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
297
287
273
259
250
203
206
250
246
242
237
233
189
253
307
254
245
246
246
294
299
256
187
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56PM1.09m
11:01AM1.11m
1:01AM1.14m
12:21PM1.10m
1:52AM1.20m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.19m
5:19AM0.68m
5:58PM0.21m
6:42AM0.63m
7:01PM0.23m
7:48AM0.55m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
6
12
1
9
23
2
3
6
19
13
3
6
5
1
2
Temp °C
25
24
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
23
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
27
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
24
25
26
26
26
29
28
26
22
26
25
24
24
25
27
27
29
26
25
26
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
ESE
6
1
S
11
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
1.5
E
7
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
326
297
287
273
259
250
203
206
250
90
242
92
84
189
146
144
138
245
96
94
89
299
256
187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.1
W
12
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
11
1
S
11
0.4
SE
10
1
S
11
0.4
SE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.7
S
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
35
3
35
34
39
24
24
17
41
246
39
237
27
8
7
16
16
104
15
13
21
65
78
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.1
N
13
0.4
SE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
16
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
31
32
43
42
41
41
40
3
28
4
3
3
16
15
15
13
3
5
21
20
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
7
1
S
11
1.3
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
115
154
173
155
139
134
115
101
104
89
233
178
253
307
254
246
246
294
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
910
910
916
531
531
531
17
27
1664
1611
531
531
531
27
26
531
27
910
531
531
531
27
531
910
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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