Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hot pipe today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 8AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Hot pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SW 10 | E 3 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 4 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 54 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18PM5.96m | 11:48AM6.21m | 00:08AM6.28m | 12:35PM6.46m | 00:54AM6.47m | 1:19PM6.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.67m | 5:57PM0.75m | 6:19AM0.41m | 6:44PM0.54m | 7:04AM0.27m | 7:27PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 9 | 32 | 54 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 154 | 117 | 229 | 175 | 175 | 280 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 154 | 90 | 154 | 424 | 424 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 104 | 276 | 232 | 300 | 295 | 276 |
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