Hot pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.23° W

Hot pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is
20.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 1PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.6
E
4
0.3
SE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
W
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
W
9
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
5
2
2
1
10
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
10
NE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
ESE
10
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:42AM6.29m
3:09PM6.25m
3:28AM6.04m
3:55PM5.95m
4:14AM5.70m
4:41PM5.59m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.49m
9:20PM0.81m
9:41AM0.76m
10:07PM1.07m
10:28AM1.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
19
20
20
19
19
15
13
12
16
20
20
18
16
15
14
13
18
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
14
12
17
19
19
16
16
10
9
8
11
15
17
15
13
13
12
9
14
16
16
15
17
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