Hot pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.23° W

Hot pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2
SW
8
1.5
SW
7
1.3
SW
9
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.5
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
1.1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
1082
1243
916
515
242
249
63
106
89
192
452
589
558
368
229
158
104
91
Wind (km/h)
55
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08AM6.18m
1:28PM6.29m
1:43AM6.29m
2:04PM6.32m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.80m
7:15AM0.57m
7:32PM0.68m
7:47AM0.52m
8:06PM0.65m
light rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:51
7:49
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
18
16
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
12
14
15
14
13
14
12
9
10
9
11
13
15
13
12
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