Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.7° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1155
1193
1147
953
915
1051
1177
1188
1188
996
909
921
915
840
840
786
822
899
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
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
High Tide
11:16PM1.08m
1:24PM0.90m
00:21AM1.07m
2:28PM0.93m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.40m
6:17PM0.71m
7:39AM0.36m
7:30PM0.69m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
2
9
5
8
11
3
1
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
22
Feels °C
15
15
14
17
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
17
17
19
19
18
19
19
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