Hot pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.23° W

Hot pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
3
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
3
4
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
7
26
13
18
27
35
77
119
128
154
161
244
261
296
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
W
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM5.95m
3:07PM5.97m
3:24AM5.87m
3:48PM5.84m
4:08AM5.71m
4:34PM5.63m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.84m
9:10PM1.04m
9:28AM0.94m
9:51PM1.14m
10:13AM1.13m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
24
25
26
25
22
21
20
19
20
20
20
21
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
15
17
23
23
24
23
21
22
19
17
18
18
17
18
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
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