Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

25.3°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (05 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5						Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
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 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 7	E 7	E 5	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	76	76	76	96	140	116	109	94	79	73	71	71	98	39	42	43	53	43	106	106	65	66
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	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	cross	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			1:48PM1.13m				1:10AM1.17m					2:35PM1.21m				2:12AM1.21m				3:15PM1.27m
Low Tide	6:54AM0.21m				7:24PM0.60m				7:52AM0.18m					8:23PM0.51m				8:41AM0.17m				9:12PM0.42m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	25	24	26	24	23	23	23	24	23	24	24	23	24	23	24	23	23	24	23	24	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 9
kJ	134	108	106	103	80	82	67	58	73	58	51	37	37	25	23	19	19	12	12	11	10	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	S 6	SSW 17	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	ESE 8	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 6
kJ	76	76	12	12	101	44	38	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	13	11	10	21	18	17	28	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	SSW 18	NE 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	S 11	ENE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 12
kJ	19	21	21	60	21	96	84	83	79	41	41	40	18	18	18	16	22	6	15	16	14	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 3	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 7	E 7	E 5	E 5
kJ	—	1	76	96	140	116	109	94	73	73	71	71	98	39	42	43	53	43	106	106	65	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Teouma Bay Efate	Uatotoka Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Restaurants Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	1
Distance (km)	17	1002	978	978	917	531	531	531	531	1005	1248	910	531	531	531	531	531	1005	917	915	910	531
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	Tapi Point
Rating (10 max)	1
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Rating (10 max)	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9

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