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Hopscotch surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hopscotch today?
The current surf forecast for Hopscotch at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hopscotch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 49 | 147 | 161 | 153 | 110 | 107 | 132 | 202 | 175 | 193 | 181 | 165 | 237 | 335 | 244 | 217 | 206 | 196 | 192 | 153 | 153 | 146 | 104 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:32AM 1.20 | 4:54PM 1.46 | 6:28AM 1.20 | 5:43PM 1.43 | 7:25AM 1.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:00PM -0.05 | 10:56AM 0.49 | 11:50PM -0.09 | 11:49AM 0.52 | 12:41AM -0.08 | 12:44PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
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