Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51PM1.76m
11:19AM1.66m
11:36PM1.74m
12:09PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.23m
5:30PM0.31m
6:00AM0.22m
6:20PM0.34m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
5
4
3
5
8
10
8
8
7
6
5
5
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
2
-1
-1
-2
0
2
6
4
4
4
3
2
2
7
7
6
5
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