Hot pipe surf break

Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 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
11.7° 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 9AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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)
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
12
20
19
12
10
9
8
8
14
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
17
17
16
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:16AM5.56m
4:53PM5.44m
5:22AM5.16m
6:08PM5.11m
6:43AM4.92m
7:32PM5.01m
Low Tide
10:30AM1.24m
11:09PM1.64m
11:45AM1.58m
00:30AM1.87m
1:08PM1.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
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8:07
8:08
8:10
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
13
14
12
10
9
8
8
10
13
14
12
10
9
8
8
9
12
13
14
13
6
5
4
5
6
7
6
3
3
2
2
4
7
8
7
5
4
3
4
6
9
10
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
10
9
8
8
8
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
17
17
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
22
14
13
12
20
19
12
18
19
14
10
9
8
8
8
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
441
421
417
417
420
295
282
390
282
136
136
323
329
257
255
104
114
104
90
90
90
90
74
90
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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