Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.0° 

Donut Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Donut Island today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 4PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Donut Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
3
4
8
13
13
13
14
26
39
57
83
114
112
118
123
127
121
87
59
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:54PM1.57m
2:06AM1.56m
2:47PM1.54m
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.32m
7:57PM0.47m
8:24AM0.37m
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
13
12
9
10
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
11
12
9
9
10
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
7
4
4
2
3
2
4
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