Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 01 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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 Fri night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
29
33
47
50
82
82
80
64
78
88
93
98
98
98
98
70
72
72
70
68
62
59
40
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
E
0
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:17AM1.68m
6:48PM1.70m
6:59AM1.68m
7:30PM1.73m
7:40AM1.68m
8:10PM1.74m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.24m
00:57AM0.35m
1:15PM0.22m
1:40AM0.34m
1:55PM0.22m
2:22AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
10
13
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
7
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
NE
8
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
25
29
33
47
50
15
82
80
64
78
88
93
98
98
98
98
70
72
72
70
68
62
59
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
NE
12
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.7
E
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
14
0.3
E
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
24
23
17
16
14
6
28
20
37
6
6
4
8
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
5
5
11
2
5
4
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
6
6
3
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
6
82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
24
106
2
53
53
53
22
22
43
115
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
110
0
0
1
1
22
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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