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Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)14141414141313137137777777713121271212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535352512927272717443131313124171616161515141514
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
1.78
11:24AM
1.92
11:48PM
1.72
12:12PM
1.84
12:39AM
1.66
12:59PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
0.10
5:45PM
0.16
5:57AM
0.18
6:33PM
0.20
6:46AM
0.28
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---6:03-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:39-------8:38
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181616172024252317161516212626231918181822272924
Feels °C (?)161515151823252014151314182322201616171722262722
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