Hot pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.23° W

Hot pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.4° 

Hot pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hot pipe today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 8PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
10
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
106
202
256
286
144
42
20
11
7
5
3
7
4
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
15
NW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
5:23PM4.81m
5:54AM4.58m
6:23PM4.49m
7:06AM4.36m
7:43PM4.33m
Low Tide
11:15AM1.89m
11:46PM2.02m
12:15PM2.22m
00:52AM2.25m
1:29PM2.39m
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
16
14
14
15
18
20
20
16
14
13
12
16
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
15
14
11
10
11
15
18
16
11
10
9
8
12
15
18
14
15
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