Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
1
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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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
329
347
290
190
144
119
94
92
92
85
94
113
158
175
201
201
248
225
181
138
138
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:47PM1.22m
5:27AM1.26m
6:16PM1.25m
6:07AM1.22m
6:47PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.15m
11:36PM0.45m
11:54AM0.18m
00:14AM0.41m
12:26PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
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