Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.1
SE
6
0.7
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.7
E
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
228
188
72
56
36
25
12
12
122
121
121
92
69
68
80
89
4
85
3
3
46
30
8
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:51AM1.69m
1:29PM1.61m
1:44AM1.70m
2:27PM1.65m
2:43AM1.71m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.38m
7:17AM0.27m
7:36PM0.38m
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.37m
9:07AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
12
12
11
8
7
6
6
8
10
Feels °C
14
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
3
3
3
6
7
6
4
3
2
2
5
7
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