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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 +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
29.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
W
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)9999889858888888888888812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251207203199525211918192908645422516161515151414141411
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
1.23
5:04AM
1.04
4:09PM
1.26
5:39AM
1.07
4:46PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
0.62
10:32PM
0.16
10:18AM
0.60
11:07PM
0.12
10:56AM
0.58
11:41PM
0.10
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise5:22-------5:22-------5:24-------
Sunset---6:27-------6:27-------6:27----
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Rain (mm)
--221-1122124313221-2422
Temp. °C282828282828272728282928272727282928282726272727
Feels °C (?)292929303030282829293131303029293028272625272625
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