Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 3AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
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4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
2.3
NE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
ENE
5
NE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
7.5
NE
7
NNE
4.5
NE
Period(s) (?)171616151514141313131313131313131414141414141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6086278596835767637117011037173028903478452656976747739394301174814633180052274021713159755133
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
0
N
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
45
E
55
E
60
ENE
65
NNE
40
NNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.57
12:23PM
1.47
12:59AM
1.53
1:15PM
1.43
1:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.51
6:40PM
0.44
7:15AM
0.54
7:30PM
0.47
8:09AM
0.54
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:57-------5:55-------5:53-
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--------------11227362851
Temp. °C181818181919191819181818191919191920202021212119
Feels °C (?)192020192019181818161515151414141415141313121715
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