Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.6°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
85
199
201
33
33
37
53
53
73
49
47
33
31
30
20
16
15
9
9
8
41
50
51
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:41AM1.17m
6:11PM1.37m
7:40AM1.13m
6:59PM1.32m
8:46AM1.09m
7:54PM1.25m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.06m
12:12PM0.49m
1:04AM0.06m
1:03PM0.56m
1:59AM0.08m
2:02PM0.62m
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Temp °C
23
23
24
25
25
24
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23
23
23
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25
25
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24
23
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25
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Feels °C
24
23
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25
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
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