Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 9AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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)
0.6
SE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
11
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
6
6
6
5
7
4
5
10
5
5
5
5
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:09PM1.66m
00:25AM1.72m
1:04PM1.67m
1:21AM1.70m
2:04PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.22m
6:20PM0.34m
6:51AM0.23m
7:15PM0.36m
7:46AM0.23m
8:15PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
11
10
7
7
6
7
8
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
3
3
3
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
6
8
7
3
4
3
4
6
9
10
9
7
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