Hot pipe surf break

Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hot pipe today?

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
S
4
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.4
ESE
3
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SE
3
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
61
34
19
35
37
29
17
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
W
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:32AM5.76m
11:49PM5.86m
12:06PM5.84m
00:21AM5.89m
12:38PM5.86m
00:52AM5.87m
Low Tide
5:36PM1.03m
5:54AM0.95m
6:09PM0.98m
6:26AM0.91m
6:41PM0.99m
6:57AM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:37
5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:19
8:21
8:22
8:23
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
17
17
15
13
11
10
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
16
13
14
13
13
12
4
6
11
11
9
7
6
5
7
8
11
13
12
11
11
10
12
12
12
10
12
10
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SE
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
10
1
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
4
1
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
W
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
75
61
34
19
35
37
29
17
10
6
1
3
1
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
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)
342
227
175
175
161
154
154
154
257
224
326
228
175
175
175
228
332
229
229
342
342
342
425
425
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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