Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
24.8° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.9
ESE
7
1.3
S
12
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
713
444
400
861
797
646
544
400
446
498
655
621
570
604
689
806
845
960
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
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
9:28PM1.17m
10:30AM0.92m
10:17PM1.12m
11:58AM0.88m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.42m
3:52PM0.60m
5:24AM0.42m
4:57PM0.68m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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light rain
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
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