Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 +11
Forecast 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
28.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
S
9
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
242
233
233
229
182
175
136
127
107
142
111
108
86
88
70
68
52
90
68
88
119
175
198
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:01AM1.14m
12:21PM1.10m
1:52AM1.20m
1:30PM1.10m
2:34AM1.25m
2:29PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.21m
6:42AM0.63m
7:01PM0.23m
7:48AM0.55m
7:54PM0.26m
8:40AM0.46m
thunderstorm
heavy rain
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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5:30
5:29
5:29
15
14
6
7
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
24
25
25
25
26
25
26
27
28
29
28
29
29
30
29
27
27
27
25
25
26
29
29
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
Energy kJ
196
242
233
233
229
182
175
136
127
92
85
92
94
86
88
70
68
52
90
68
88
119
175
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
17
89
77
84
63
25
15
15
15
12
21
24
108
81
79
50
50
49
49
36
31
51
50
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
N
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
39
38
27
27
26
16
15
14
13
12
5
12
24
44
24
31
22
23
24
24
27
13
10
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
89
77
103
114
104
107
142
111
1
3
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
917
531
13
13
531
531
910
27
17
17
26
17
13
13
13
910
910
910
32
531
531
13
917
1002
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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