Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 +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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)526481488470488476559612619619628572565464412401209226431401401350302256
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
1.24
4:12PM
1.23
3:51AM
1.25
4:43PM
1.26
4:31AM
1.25
5:11PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.14
9:58PM
0.45
10:17AM
0.16
10:37PM
0.40
10:50AM
0.20
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise--5:39-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----5:40-------5:40-------5:40--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11111------1111----
Temp. °C242424252423242323242424242523232323242525252424
Feels °C (?)212120212120212020202020212321222323232323232223
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hopscotch (calm at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 27 km from Hopscotch). 1.8m 8s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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27 km away, 1 h 17 min ago

2 km/h
N
0.0
25.9
Air / Water (°C)
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