Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
12
13
14
14
13
3
3
3
11
11
11
7
12
59
40
33
26
19
13
13
9
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25AM1.79m
10:49PM1.91m
11:17AM1.74m
11:38PM1.82m
12:09PM1.68m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.09m
4:36PM0.11m
5:11AM0.12m
5:26PM0.21m
5:59AM0.18m
6:16PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
3
4
12
5
2
Temp °C
10
11
12
14
15
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
10
11
9
9
9
8
9
11
7
7
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
10
8
6
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