
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donut Island today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 3PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Donut Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 60 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.62m | 1:16AM1.63m | 1:54PM1.57m | 2:06AM1.56m | 2:47PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.25m | 7:06PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.32m | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:24AM0.37m | 8:50PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 60 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 6 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 7 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 7 | — | E 13 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 196 | 237 | 224 | 117 | 115 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 241 | 160 | 237 | 237 | 230 | 134 | 196 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 140 |
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