Hot pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.23° W

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is

20.3° C

Hot pipe 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 Hot pipe today (12 Jul):

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 6PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning).
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	ENE 4	W 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	W 12	E 3	W 11	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:00AM5.66m					10:27PM5.77m				11:01AM5.98m				11:25PM6.06m				11:57AM6.26m				00:18AM6.29m
Low Tide				4:07PM1.20m				4:37AM0.88m				5:08PM0.95m				5:35AM0.61m				6:04PM0.73m				6:29AM0.40m


	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—
	—	—	—	9:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:08	—	—	—	9:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	27	27	23	17	16	15	15	21	24	25	23	19	17	15	16	23	28	30	26	22	19	18	18
Feels °C	17	23	21	15	8	7	7	8	14	18	19	17	14	12	10	12	19	25	26	20	17	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 6	W 12	W 12	W 11	E 6	E 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	2	1	1	—	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 3	E 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	23	13	19	29	57	77	71	68	46	24	23	18	28	39	34	24	14	7	5	9	12	17	17	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Palue Brittany - Finistere	Le Pin Sec Gironde	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Aln Estuary North East England	Aln Estuary North East England	Ile de Noirmoutier Vendee	Les Crevettes Ste Barbe Brittany - Morbihan	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Treyarnon Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Deauville Normandy	Pleherel Brittany - Cote d'Armor	Croyde Devon (North)	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Frainslake Sands Wales - Pembrokeshire	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Duckpool Bay Cornwall (North)	Duckpool Bay Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	427	620	340	340	515	515	451	417	149	149	340	340	340	149	149	164	286	283	332	348	340	340	304	304
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating (10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Eoropie (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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