Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
NNW
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
39
32
32
39
31
37
32
32
33
38
50
109
173
253
177
114
95
74
78
60
32
26
16
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
N
25
NNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
10
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:00AM1.80m
10:13PM1.72m
10:42AM1.76m
10:55PM1.66m
11:24AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.16m
4:12PM0.28m
4:28AM0.21m
4:55PM0.33m
5:10AM0.26m
5:38PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:33
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6:33
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6:31
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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 mm
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1
3
4
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1
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Temp °C
15
13
14
17
20
21
19
16
15
15
16
17
14
15
12
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
10
Feels °C
14
12
14
17
19
19
17
15
14
13
14
13
10
11
7
6
7
8
7
6
8
11
7
5
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