Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
18.6° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
NE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
77
75
75
75
73
57
46
46
39
38
42
30
26
25
34
37
64
64
62
46
43
64
79
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
ESE
0
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:32AM1.68m
6:05PM1.67m
6:17AM1.68m
6:48PM1.70m
6:59AM1.68m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.37m
11:51AM0.26m
00:12AM0.36m
12:34PM0.24m
00:57AM0.35m
1:15PM0.22m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:30
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
14
17
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
11
9
8
8
7
8
9
12
13
13
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
78
77
75
75
75
73
57
46
46
37
38
42
25
26
25
34
37
64
64
62
46
43
64
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
9
14
3
8
8
8
8
16
16
17
12
6
24
24
23
21
37
9
14
15
19
27
20
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
2
9
8
3
2
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
12
20
11
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
13
35
39
37
28
30
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
106
106
106
106
53
43
22
22
106
106
2
0
17
22
22
1
22
127
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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