Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.6°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
109
116
137
137
132
148
162
178
194
177
210
187
216
176
247
269
328
387
431
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:50PM1.32m
3:54AM1.24m
4:23PM1.35m
4:39AM1.23m
4:53PM1.36m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.33m
10:03AM0.22m
10:37PM0.26m
10:40AM0.28m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
25
24
25
24
24
25
24
23
23
22
23
21
22
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