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Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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 1.4°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 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)111111117714141413131313121212126666678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)999444161616141413131212111489120124126200420558
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:47-------5:45-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------133
Temp. °C171818151413131416191916141414141719191818181817
Feels °C (?)131313101011111214161714131313121415151414141313
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