Hot pipe surf break

Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hot pipe today?

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
WSW
0.5
SW
1.2
SSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)6611111111666111111111111111111555666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15512014060323135123143654241301840182044484432105148247213
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
30
SSW
35
SW
15
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
4.56
6:48AM
4.61
7:25PM
4.51
7:55AM
4.61
8:30PM
4.62
8:53AM
4.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
2.13
1:07PM
2.11
1:35AM
2.17
2:09PM
2.06
2:36AM
2.09
3:04PM
1.91
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:58-------7:58-------7:56---
Sunset------4:20-------4:21-------4:22-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----231--1-----111--3536
Temp. °C1010101010101010866546781010888999
Feels °C (?)456653464121123444411231
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