Hot pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.23° W

Hot pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 9PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.1
S
9
1.2
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.1
W
9
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
6
11
17
26
52
52
51
2
0
0
2
14
0
10
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
E
20
E
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:05PM4.43m
9:42AM4.59m
10:04PM4.69m
10:32AM4.91m
Low Tide
2:47PM2.35m
3:20AM2.16m
3:52PM2.14m
4:15AM1.88m
4:41PM1.84m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
16
15
15
17
19
21
20
18
19
18
17
20
22
20
20
19
Feels °C
15
16
15
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
11
13
13
12
15
18
17
19
18
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