Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 4 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

26.9°C

Hopscotch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (16 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thu 19
	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	2 AM	5 AM
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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	123	147	90	144	88	141	141	90	96	188	235	90	66	240	207	203	207	149	149	146	143	102	143	143	154	189
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					11:14AM1.00m			9:47PM0.98m					12:05PM1.04m				11:01PM0.95m				12:46PM1.10m				00:12AM0.96m
Low Tide		3:58AM0.34m				4:32PM0.75m				4:52AM0.37m					5:49PM0.71m				5:43AM0.39m				6:52PM0.64m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	6:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	26	25	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	26	26	25	26	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	26	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 7	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	123	147	90	144	88	141	36	90	96	36	37	90	66	42	41	40	39	149	149	146	143	102	97	31	37	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	S 12	NE 10	NE 10	S 13	S 13	NE 11	NE 11	S 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10
kJ	38	41	41	41	41	39	12	36	36	14	31	41	43	11	12	13	18	35	44	69	75	75	56	31	31	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 14	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 12	S 15	S 15	SSW 14	S 14	S 11	E 8	S 13	S 12	S 17	S 12	S 12	S 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	2	33	35	31	30	38	17	40	15	10	6	30	12	6	11	11	10	37	35	35	35	34	34	17	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NE 7	E 4	ENE 6	E 4	ENE 5	ESE 9	E 4	E 4	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	E 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	22	11	10	4	13	17	141	19	20	188	235	45	64	240	207	203	207	—	—	—	—	—	143	143	154	189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Teouma Bay Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Teouma Bay Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Desperations Mamanucas	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Sea River Efate	Sea River Efate	Teouma Bay Efate	The Pass Tongatapu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	17	531	531	531	910	910	531	531	17	531	531	531	531	910	539	539	13	13	17	1728	917	910	910	916	917	917
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	Tapi Point								Tapi Point								Rusty Barrel	Tapi Point	Tapi Point
Rating (10 max)	1								1								2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	Tapi Point Efate								Tapi Point Efate								Rusty Barrel Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate
Rating (10 max)	1								1								2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	5	8	9	8	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9

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