Hot pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.23° W

Hot pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 5AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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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)
0.8
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
50
106
224
230
141
91
74
57
32
28
23
11
71
129
183
216
223
230
223
261
261
261
209
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:34AM5.36m
3:51PM5.18m
4:13AM4.96m
4:33PM4.78m
5:02AM4.59m
5:28PM4.42m
Low Tide
9:42AM1.55m
10:03PM1.68m
10:26AM1.95m
10:52PM2.05m
11:24AM2.30m
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6:37
6:39
6:41
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7:10
7:08
7:07
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Temp °C
15
16
17
16
19
19
17
14
14
13
13
14
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
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19
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18
Feels °C
11
11
11
9
14
12
10
9
10
9
10
10
11
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
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14
15
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