Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 2026 NZST
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Donut Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 3PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
105
123
130
141
187
205
196
191
187
320
272
341
395
345
357
255
292
223
307
470
430
450
461
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:05AM1.85m
10:41PM1.97m
11:03AM1.78m
11:37PM1.91m
12:02PM1.71m
00:34AM1.84m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.02m
5:02AM0.15m
5:18PM0.10m
5:59AM0.19m
6:15PM0.18m
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
Energy kJ
86
105
123
130
141
187
205
196
191
187
227
272
395
345
357
255
292
223
307
470
430
450
461
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.8
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
75
116
183
186
68
83
111
137
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
ENE
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
320
341
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
106
106
115
77
19
0
53
53
53
106
106
106
106
106
65
53
53
78
65
78
78
65
78
78
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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