Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hopscotch sea temperature is

25.4°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 (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6						Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	E 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	79	56	55	71	33	30	32	35	120	117	106	106	77	69	69	77	83	92	88	109	109	120
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				2:35PM1.21m				2:12AM1.21m				3:15PM1.27m				3:05AM1.23m				3:50PM1.32m
Low Tide	7:52AM0.18m					8:23PM0.51m				8:41AM0.17m				9:12PM0.42m				9:24AM0.18m				9:56PM0.33m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	25	25	25	24	23	23
Feels °C	23	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	22	22	23	23	22	24	25	25	24	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 9	S 6	SSE 9	S 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	56	56	51	37	21	21	20	19	19	18	11	11	28	9	16	7	24	14	13	13	5	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	ENE 13	S 10	S 10	NE 10	SSE 9	S 6	SSE 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 16	S 17	SSE 8
kJ	23	23	22	21	26	21	21	21	22	17	18	17	16	17	2	15	4	4	2	21	22	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 11	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 13	S 10	ENE 13	NE 10	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 12	ESE 8	S 16	ESE 8	ENE 12	SSE 8	S 17
kJ	79	41	41	40	18	21	20	21	17	8	17	15	14	13	13	13	7	21	6	13	6	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	E 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	73	56	55	71	33	30	32	35	120	117	106	106	77	69	69	77	83	92	88	109	109	120
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	1
Distance (km)	531	1248	917	915	910	531	531	531	531	1005	917	910	532	531	531	531	531	531	910	539	539	531
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