Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 11PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
13
32
23
21
106
45
75
100
110
76
70
80
63
45
28
26
23
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM1.80m
8:05AM1.84m
8:19PM1.85m
8:52AM1.91m
9:07PM1.88m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.10m
2:17PM0.20m
2:39AM0.04m
3:06PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
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7:44
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Temp °C
20
18
14
14
13
14
16
17
17
13
11
10
10
10
15
18
19
16
13
Feels °C
16
15
13
12
10
12
13
15
16
10
7
5
5
6
11
15
14
11
9
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