Hopscotch Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.53° E

Hopscotch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 9AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
21
0.7
SE
15
1.9
E
9
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
1.7
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
1.8
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
209
549
203
203
200
373
459
242
488
535
307
204
334
295
295
257
257
160
279
406
520
667
740
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
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
9:45AM1.03m
10:33PM1.21m
11:00AM0.95m
11:20PM1.18m
12:22PM0.91m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.49m
3:50PM0.39m
5:04AM0.47m
4:41PM0.51m
6:12AM0.44m
5:40PM0.60m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
2
4
4
1
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
24
25
27
22
21
20
21
21
20
20
21
22
20
21
21
20
18
19
18
18
19
17
18
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