Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 4 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

24.3°C

Hopscotch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (07 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 7								Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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	1	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	ESE 7	S 14	S 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 7	E 6	SE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	127	124	108	97	78	97	96	91	99	105	111	108	99	84	89	71	71	48	44	51	35	24	29	44
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	1:17AM1.22m					2:58PM1.13m				2:18AM1.27m				3:43PM1.21m				3:12AM1.32m				4:23PM1.27m
Low Tide				8:15AM0.14m				8:25PM0.57m				9:06AM0.08m				9:19PM0.49m				9:51AM0.05m				10:07PM0.42m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	23	23	22	23	23	22	22	23	23	24	23	22	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22
Feels °C	21	21	20	21	20	20	22	22	20	21	22	22	23	22	21	23	23	22	23	22	22	22	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	NE 16	NE 14	ENE 14	NE 14
kJ	99	61	59	97	78	97	53	62	47	64	64	41	36	84	89	71	71	48	44	51	119	89	129	164
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	S 15	S 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	NE 16	ENE 7	E 7	E 6	SSW 12
kJ	43	112	106	57	55	54	31	30	25	22	9	9	50	33	32	33	32	31	19	121	17	24	25	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	W 15	W 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	ENE 14	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	ENE 8	S 13	ENE 6	SSW 12	ENE 10
kJ	127	4	4	96	60	54	29	27	25	24	23	21	20	60	56	56	56	55	60	23	29	12	29	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 5	S 5	S 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	—	ESE 6	SSE 3	SE 4	SE 4
kJ	—	124	108	4	4	2	96	91	99	105	111	108	99	—	—	2	1	1	2	—	35	6	17	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	British Beach Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Takara Efate	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Takara Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Frigates Kadavu Passage	The Pass Tongatapu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Takara Efate	White Cows Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Nagar Efate	Takara Efate	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	27	13	13	32	1005	539	13	13	32	531	531	1005	1728	978	13	32	18	13	33	32	910	910	916	916
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	British Beach	White Cows	White Cows	Takara			White Cows	White Cows	Takara						Forari Mine Lefts and Rights	The Sequel	The Sequel	The Sequel	Nagar	Takara
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1			2	2	1						1	2	2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	British Beach Efate	White Cows Efate	White Cows Efate	Takara Efate			White Cows Efate	White Cows Efate	Takara Efate						Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	The Sequel Efate	The Sequel Efate	The Sequel Efate	Nagar Efate	Takara Efate
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1			2	2	1						1	2	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	7	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	8

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