Hot pipe surf break

Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hot pipe today?

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.1
SW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
2
2
0
0
1
19
26
19
5
10
9
8
8
15
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:51PM5.87m
4:16AM5.56m
4:53PM5.44m
5:22AM5.16m
6:08PM5.11m
6:43AM4.92m
Low Tide
10:00PM1.25m
10:30AM1.24m
11:09PM1.64m
11:45AM1.58m
00:30AM1.87m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
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8:06
8:07
8:08
8:10
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
11
10
11
13
14
11
10
9
8
8
10
13
14
12
10
9
8
8
9
11
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
7
4
3
2
2
3
4
7
8
7
5
4
3
4
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1
5
5
10
9
8
8
8
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
35
35
31
22
14
13
19
26
19
13
19
19
14
10
9
8
6
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
413
413
417
441
421
417
417
420
295
282
282
282
255
150
329
333
187
182
175
117
104
90
90
90
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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