Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 4 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

25.6°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 (27 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27				Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	78	64	83	102	85	85	201	201	51	51	58	59	53	50	49	47	32	31	29	16
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			5:29PM1.40m				6:41AM1.17m				6:11PM1.37m				7:40AM1.13m				6:59PM1.32m
Low Tide					00:15AM0.06m				12:12PM0.49m				1:04AM0.06m				1:03PM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	24	24	23	23	24	24	25	24	24	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	24	23
Feels °C	25	26	25	25	24	23	24	24	25	24	26	24	25	25	25	25	26	27	26	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	101	127	90	116	116	119	11	11	137	106	106	86	84	62	49	47	50	51	50	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 14	E 14	ESE 11	E 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	26	12	24	12	24	12	4	4	12	4	58	59	53	50	59	50	32	31	29	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 10	S 10	E 14	S 10	E 14	SE 9	E 14	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	SE 10
kJ	5	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	2	4	3	4	9	8	13	13	3	8	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	78	64	83	102	85	85	201	201	51	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	St Vincent Right New-Caledonia	St Vincent Right New-Caledonia	St Vincent Right New-Caledonia	Corvette New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia	Corvette New-Caledonia	Teouma Bay Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	White Cows Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1761	1761	572	559	540	540	540	563	572	563	17	18	18	18	18	1005	1005	18	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate											Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	No Boats			The Sequel	The Sequel	The Sequel
Rating (10 max)											1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu											Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	No Boats Efate			The Sequel Efate	The Sequel Efate	The Sequel Efate
Rating (10 max)											1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
Header Global	Backdoor United States	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Backdoor United States	Arrifana Portugal	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	The Bowl United Kingdom	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8

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