Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.5°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 5AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
253
255
255
403
419
323
526
448
457
348
354
292
287
282
282
229
220
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
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
High Tide
5:34PM1.34m
5:34AM1.30m
6:07PM1.34m
6:19AM1.23m
6:39PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.31m
11:48AM0.18m
00:18AM0.28m
12:25PM0.28m
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5:43
5:43
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5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
22
22
21
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
18
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
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