Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hot pipe today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 7AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hot pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 52 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:36AM6.50m | 2:00PM6.51m | 2:17AM6.38m | 2:40PM6.31m | 2:57AM6.12m | 3:18PM6.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.51m | 8:27AM0.45m | 8:48PM0.69m | 9:06AM0.73m | 9:27PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | W 8 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SW 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 2 | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 52 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 341 | 415 | 416 | 175 | 501 | 90 | 417 | 178 | 175 | 154 | 175 | 433 | 678 | 678 | 417 | 500 | 557 | 495 | 497 | 630 | 634 | 691 | 341 |
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