Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
233
317
429
405
330
186
181
346
292
367
412
412
389
338
306
250
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:05PM1.96m
7:27AM1.83m
7:56PM1.98m
8:19AM1.85m
8:45PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.12m
1:41PM0.04m
2:17AM0.08m
2:32PM0.05m
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7:01
7:00
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5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
14
16
14
13
13
15
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
14
15
11
9
10
13
11
11
11
14
15
14
11
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