Hot pipe surf break

Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12111111117131312121212131314141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)525521736656678777766666
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
WSW
0
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
6.66
12:44PM
6.67
1:05AM
6.62
1:25PM
6.56
1:46AM
6.41
2:10PM
6.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
0.22
6:29AM
0.28
6:48PM
0.22
7:08AM
0.31
7:29PM
0.40
7:50AM
0.51
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:01-------6:00------5:58----
Sunset-------6:14-------6:15-------6:16
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C98767101197655710101110109881099
Feels °C (?)432126742101388997554866
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