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Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hot pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hot pipe today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 5AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Hot pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 3 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:23AM5.29m | 10:41PM5.41m | 11:03AM5.39m | 11:19PM5.49m | 11:40AM5.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM1.47m | 4:25PM1.47m | 4:48AM1.35m | 5:05PM1.40m | 5:25AM1.26m | 5:41PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 4 | — | W 6 | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 154 | 154 | 229 | 229 | 377 | 377 | 376 | 377 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 351 | 339 | 175 | 266 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 154 | 175 | 325 | 276 | 254 |
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