Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
6
4
5
5
15
15
14
15
16
12
13
14
14
13
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09PM2.02m
9:31AM1.84m
10:00PM1.98m
10:25AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.07m
3:45PM0.04m
4:21AM0.09m
4:36PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
11
13
13
12
10
11
11
12
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
10
12
10
10
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