Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
14.7°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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
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)
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
32
28
37
89
116
132
90
217
163
167
226
250
232
197
171
88
169
194
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:01PM1.72m
7:18AM1.63m
7:41PM1.77m
8:00AM1.68m
8:20PM1.80m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.32m
1:29PM0.25m
1:59AM0.25m
2:12PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
3
6
10
12
3
Temp °C
15
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
10
12
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
5
4
5
11
10
6
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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