Hot pipe surf break

Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 May 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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.1°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 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (01 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (01 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
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)
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
11
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
14
22
23
14
5
3
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
35
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:06PM5.84m
00:21AM5.89m
12:38PM5.86m
00:52AM5.87m
1:10PM5.81m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.95m
6:09PM0.98m
6:26AM0.91m
6:41PM0.99m
6:57AM0.93m
7:13PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:35
5:33
5:31
5:30
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8:21
8:22
8:23
8:24
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
13
14
14
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
8
8
9
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
11
11
11
8
7
8
6
4
7
9
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.1
W
6
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
11
1
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
16
11
11
6
1
2
2
1
2
3
6
14
22
23
14
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
90
257
326
339
377
345
320
175
175
228
283
229
229
340
340
341
341
342
342
424
668
342
374
365
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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