Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jul)--
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
3
0.1
N
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.5
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.4
NE
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
103
3
6
5
9
9
24
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:07PM1.61m
6:17AM1.55m
6:51PM1.66m
7:02AM1.57m
7:33PM1.70m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.48m
12:32PM0.33m
1:04AM0.43m
1:16PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
7
9
10
9
7
7
8
8
10
10
10
9
8
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