Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is
25.5° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 3AM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
15
0.5
S
22
0.6
S
21
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.6
S
19
1.8
E
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
242
323
209
206
203
265
553
179
381
373
373
246
244
266
232
226
206
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
SW
10
S
25
ESE
25
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:46PM1.24m
9:45AM1.03m
10:33PM1.21m
11:00AM0.95m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.49m
3:50PM0.39m
5:04AM0.47m
4:41PM0.51m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
4
2
2
2
3
3
7
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
23
24
25
26
28
25
22
19
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
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