Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.9°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.7
E
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
165
172
186
203
440
203
176
176
176
172
168
134
147
125
105
265
177
116
116
137
253
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31AM1.01m
10:34PM1.13m
12:49PM1.06m
11:57PM1.14m
1:48PM1.13m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.69m
5:44AM0.23m
6:08PM0.67m
6:54AM0.21m
7:24PM0.60m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:26
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
5:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:43
—
—
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
25
24
25
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
24
24
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hopscotch surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest