Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
64
102
100
117
100
117
107
107
91
91
93
134
142
199
360
405
396
360
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
4:08AM1.62m
4:42PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
10:21AM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
14
18
20
17
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
8
7
6
12
16
18
13
8
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