Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 1PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
N
15
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
11
17
11
11
11
11
18
18
17
17
10
10
10
10
26
27
27
26
25
25
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:10AM1.47m
1:45PM1.54m
2:02AM1.42m
2:38PM1.52m
2:58AM1.41m
3:31PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.44m
8:01PM0.53m
8:15AM0.47m
8:55PM0.53m
9:08AM0.49m
9:49PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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7:36
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Temp °C
11
10
13
16
18
16
13
11
10
9
12
16
18
16
13
12
11
10
12
18
20
16
10
Feels °C
9
8
12
15
16
14
11
9
8
7
11
15
15
14
13
11
9
8
10
16
18
12
7
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