Donut Island Surf Break

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1204
719
455
519
467
504
486
474
548
613
505
414
347
339
354
379
377
0
482
482
0
2
2
0
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:46AM1.61m
3:25PM1.56m
3:36AM1.57m
4:16PM1.57m
4:25AM1.55m
5:04PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.33m
9:28PM0.48m
9:53AM0.35m
10:20PM0.50m
10:41AM0.36m
11:10PM0.50m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
13
15
8
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
9
9
9
10
9
11
15
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
13
15
13
13
11
12
8
7
5
5
6
5
3
4
6
8
6
8
11
13
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
899
719
455
519
467
504
486
474
548
613
505
414
347
339
354
379
377
494
482
482
546
484
494
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNW
8
0.1
E
13
0.9
N
8
0.4
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
N
9
0.4
SE
5
0.3
S
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
130
143
3
94
12
2
11
2
7
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
4
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
5
2.5
E
9
1.2
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
1204
62
955
94
42
3
6
5
1
16
40
1
1
11
13
20
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
124
106
24
0
0
0
0
22
24
61
0
0
1
19
0
0
0
1
0
53
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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