Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 12PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.7
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
3
4
41
26
25
25
25
13
13
14
14
14
13
8
21
53
42
17
66
28
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
0
WNW
0
NW
0
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM1.74m
4:28PM1.78m
4:45AM1.77m
5:28PM1.86m
5:46AM1.81m
6:27PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
14
12
13
12
13
11
12
15
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
9
11
11
9
9
9
10
8
10
14
15
14
12
11
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