
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donut Island today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Donut Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.79m | 10:49PM1.91m | 11:17AM1.74m | 11:38PM1.82m | 12:09PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.09m | 4:36PM0.11m | 5:11AM0.12m | 5:26PM0.21m | 5:59AM0.18m | 6:16PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | SE 4 | E 6 | — | E 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 43 | — | 32 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 115 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 24 | 24 | 106 | 22 | 24 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 111 | 126 |
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