Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 11PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.1
N
12
0.4
E
6
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
4
3
3
3
0
0
3
11
0
87
61
6
0
3
2
41
41
25
25
25
24
6
28
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
0
NNE
5
NNW
0
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:27PM1.65m
2:43AM1.71m
3:27PM1.71m
3:44AM1.74m
4:28PM1.78m
4:45AM1.77m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.37m
9:07AM0.20m
9:37PM0.35m
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
14
Feels °C
9
7
6
4
3
3
4
7
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
9
9
8
7
8
7
8
10
12
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