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Hot pipe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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 12AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hot pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 64 | 69 | 82 | 101 | 64 | 43 | 33 | 29 | 54 | 38 | 32 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:08PM6.24m | 11:32AM6.38m | 11:55PM6.47m | 12:20PM6.58m | 00:42AM6.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.69m | 5:14AM0.53m | 5:37PM0.47m | 6:01AM0.31m | 6:25PM0.37m | 6:48AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 64 | 69 | 82 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 29 | 54 | 38 | 32 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 434 | 356 | 209 | 183 | 132 | 209 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 3 | 12 | 252 | 322 | 383 | 380 | 318 | 318 | 276 | 161 | 289 |
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