Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.0° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 1PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.1
ESE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
176
177
209
236
251
227
244
222
225
297
332
457
647
666
629
641
677
760
736
456
753
753
731
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24AM1.20m
8:07PM1.27m
8:17AM1.10m
8:46PM1.23m
9:17AM1.00m
9:28PM1.17m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.39m
1:40PM0.25m
2:21AM0.39m
2:20PM0.38m
3:15AM0.41m
3:02PM0.50m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
17
18
19
17
19
19
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
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