Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.4° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 2PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
2.3
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
580
640
769
951
1074
1099
1099
1212
1212
398
333
286
249
199
292
292
861
286
249
255
242
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM1.34m
8:14PM1.26m
7:45AM1.25m
9:00PM1.25m
8:42AM1.14m
9:46PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.03m
1:57AM0.49m
2:19PM0.14m
2:55AM0.49m
3:04PM0.27m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
24
Feels °C
22
22
22
20
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
24
23
22
24
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