Hot pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.83° N 0.23° W

Hot pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot pipe sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot pipe at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1.9
SW
6
2
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
331
192
75
65
33
25
28
46
110
122
36
13
7
7
6
2
3
3
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:34PM5.63m
4:58AM5.48m
5:27PM5.38m
6:00AM5.25m
6:34PM5.16m
Low Tide
10:39PM1.30m
11:06AM1.37m
11:38PM1.49m
12:11PM1.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
18
15
14
14
16
19
19
19
21
17
17
17
18
20
19
20
19
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
16
12
14
15
18
16
15
15
16
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