Hot pipe surf break

Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 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
11.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 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)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
7
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM4.95m
8:47PM5.15m
9:15AM5.15m
9:47PM5.37m
10:09AM5.40m
10:34PM5.59m
Low Tide
1:53AM1.87m
2:26PM1.65m
3:03AM1.69m
3:29PM1.47m
3:58AM1.45m
4:19PM1.28m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:45
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:13
8:14
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
12
10
11
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
13
11
8
8
10
11
12
11
8
8
7
5
7
10
11
11
9
7
7
7
9
12
13
13
11
7
3
3
4
4
4
3
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
6
15
12
24
47
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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)
90
175
283
229
283
283
279
252
252
245
252
252
352
245
282
282
283
296
348
288
282
288
280
265
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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