Hopscotch Surf Forecast

/ Efate (31 surf breaks) /

Vanuatu (31 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (17.81° S 168.53° E)

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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 +11

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

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is 26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (18 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

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

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	Thursday 18						Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sun 21
	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	2 AM	5 AM
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	545	494	443	482	596	627	588	539	526	526	488	476	476	625	698	753	765	703	587	477	418	373	372	323
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore 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	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				3:37PM 1.18				3:07AM 1.24				4:12PM 1.23				3:51AM 1.25				4:43PM 1.26				4:31AM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)		8:59AM 0.15				9:16PM 0.51				9:40AM 0.14				9:58PM 0.45				10:17AM 0.16				10:37PM 0.40

	Thursday 18						Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sun 21
Sunrise	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
Temp. °C	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	25	24	24	23	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24
Feels °C (?)	20	21	22	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	21	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

Wind Update Still cross-shore at Hopscotch (fresh winds from the E at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 27 km from Hopscotch). 1.8m 8s swell from the E to make surfable waves.
2 hours 29 minutes ago Hopscotch

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27 km away, 2 h 29 min ago

31 km/h

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26.0

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