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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hopscotch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
203 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 155 | 233 | 189 | 185 | 182 | 172 | 168 | 153 | 160 | 191 | 218 | 181 | 190 | 206 | 176 | 133 | 123 | 99 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.11m | 1:01AM1.14m | 12:21PM1.10m | 1:52AM1.20m | 1:30PM1.10m | 2:34AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.68m | 5:58PM0.21m | 6:42AM0.63m | 7:01PM0.23m | 7:48AM0.55m | 7:54PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | 5:29 |
— | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 203 | 206 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 155 | 233 | 189 | 185 | 182 | 172 | 113 | 153 | 160 | 191 | 218 | 181 | 190 | 206 | 176 | 133 | 123 | 99 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 42 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 77 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 168 | 13 | 158 | 154 | 145 | 81 | 78 | 101 | 69 | 10 | 35 | 52 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | N 14 | SSE 10 | N 14 | SSE 10 | N 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 86 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 98 | 85 | 98 | 101 | 86 | 89 | 12 | 10 | 77 | 102 | 102 | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 42 | 65 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 1592 | 917 | 531 | 531 | 13 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 910 | 952 | 27 | 531 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 30 |
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