Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0.9
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
27
43
54
54
52
39
37
45
45
55
96
82
68
99
99
110
107
110
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.31m
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
6
7
6
6
7
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
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