Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 4AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
19
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.3
E
17
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
26
25
24
53
4
9
4
6
6
4
5
5
3
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:17PM2.02m
8:37AM1.86m
9:09PM2.02m
9:31AM1.84m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.08m
2:53PM-0.00m
3:30AM0.07m
3:45PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
8
7
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