Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1
SE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)1010111111111151010101010109944577777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102104110828281565538181817171615151726468510710717593
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.86
10:55PM
1.93
11:16AM
1.78
11:52PM
1.87
12:16PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
0.13
4:39PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
5:34PM
0.11
6:13AM
0.24
6:32PM
0.19
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:40-------5:39-------5:38---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C1111131516141110981013141313131211121415141413
Feels °C (?)767101296544691191098791012111110
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