Donut Island Surf Break

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
2
E
9
0.4
E
11
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
493
662
1003
1440
1798
1376
1416
1108
554
432
519
456
466
477
613
39
445
551
593
440
495
502
561
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:54AM1.68m
2:32PM1.58m
2:46AM1.61m
3:25PM1.56m
3:36AM1.57m
4:16PM1.57m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.29m
8:34PM0.44m
9:05AM0.33m
9:28PM0.48m
9:53AM0.35m
10:20PM0.50m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
8
11
9
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
3
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
8
9
11
12
12
11
13
13
12
11
8
7
7
5
4
4
6
6
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
0.4
E
11
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
Energy kJ
1034
828
554
432
519
456
466
477
443
39
445
551
593
440
495
502
561
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.9
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
155
4
3
110
19
44
11
59
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
8
1.3
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.4
ESE
5
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
1.1
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
342
493
662
1003
1440
1798
1376
1416
1108
177
258
95
613
724
62
18
2
2
1
2
799
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
163
241
241
230
241
307
214
214
106
106
106
58
57
1
57
76
57
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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