Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.1
SE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
534
470
509
450
224
254
315
450
470
470
403
358
128
302
258
220
66
61
61
125
121
148
141
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55AM1.21m
6:03PM1.34m
6:43AM1.16m
6:40PM1.33m
7:38AM1.11m
7:21PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.25m
11:52AM0.33m
00:33AM0.21m
12:31PM0.40m
1:19AM0.19m
1:15PM0.49m
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Temp °C
23
22
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
22
21
23
22
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
24
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