Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
NE
5
NE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
NE
2
NNE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
N
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)14141414131313131211101010101089991413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)914910701130091283613591135631137668823843940902676586353363289212175203442352281345276
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
50
E
40
E
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
0.47
8:09AM
0.54
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
3914512152681-----12------11
Temp. °C192020202121212018191717192021191717161517201917
Feels °C (?)141515151518171613151516181920191617161517181716
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