Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

25.9°C

Hopscotch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (19 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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	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	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	575	570	654	615	561	561	600	637	688	575	521	509	460	463	498	703	819	705	643	582	688	722	740	682
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					1:08PM1.00m				00:00AM0.99m				1:47PM1.06m				1:01AM1.02m					2:19PM1.13m
Low Tide			5:59AM0.38m				6:38PM0.72m				6:54AM0.36m				7:34PM0.65m				7:38AM0.34m					8:17PM0.57m


	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	24	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	18	18	18	20	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 7	S 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 15	SSE 11	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	98	56	51	189	149	146	138	81	122	151	145	109	81	39	60	13	13	13	17	12	15	14	13	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	S 12	S 11	S 14	SE 13	SE 12	S 15	SSE 11	S 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 12	SSE 13	S 16	S 16	S 15	E 14	S 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 16
kJ	2	67	60	4	7	6	4	11	14	18	17	17	16	37	32	20	19	17	4	16	2	2	2	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	S 15	S 15	S 15	NNE 9	S 14	SE 14	S 13	S 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	N 9	N 9	E 14	S 10	N 9	N 8	S 10	N 10	S 10
kJ	10	2	2	4	4	4	8	14	7	14	13	5	5	21	20	2	2	4	8	7	1	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	575	570	654	615	561	561	600	637	688	575	521	509	460	463	498	703	819	705	643	582	688	722	740	682
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	531	531	531	531	1611	531	531	531	531	531	531	917	1822	1822	531	531	531	531	531	1822	1851	1864	531	531
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