Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
150
117
86
83
82
80
78
78
78
125
56
49
54
52
51
50
49
49
50
35
35
50
35
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:12PM1.86m
6:28AM1.87m
7:05PM1.95m
7:21AM1.91m
7:58PM2.00m
8:15AM1.92m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.20m
12:49PM0.01m
1:19AM0.14m
1:41PM-0.04m
2:14AM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
11
12
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
9
8
9
8
9
11
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
150
150
117
86
24
18
80
78
15
78
125
56
42
33
52
18
50
23
23
25
35
35
50
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
5
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
2
83
82
78
11
4
49
54
3
51
21
49
49
50
33
33
33
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
12
28
41
28
23
22
16
22
44
35
25
28
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
65
0
43
22
0
0
0
106
106
56
106
22
0
0
0
24
24
1
22
0
1
1
0
17
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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