Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 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
17.4° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
249
430
408
418
408
528
563
370
551
551
749
574
537
537
340
307
255
276
245
250
262
240
220
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:34AM1.84m
1:03PM1.64m
1:31AM1.77m
2:05PM1.60m
2:28AM1.70m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.18m
6:57AM0.23m
7:12PM0.27m
7:54AM0.27m
8:10PM0.34m
8:50AM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
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5:10
5:09
5:09
5:08
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
13
15
13
14
14
14
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
10
8
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
Energy kJ
281
249
430
408
418
408
528
563
370
385
551
587
574
537
537
340
307
255
276
243
250
262
240
220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
9
0.3
ENE
13
0.1
NW
11
0.6
ENE
11
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
0.4
N
11
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1
E
8
1.2
NE
9
1.1
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
110
147
32
5
97
153
213
184
197
181
38
172
147
157
176
178
121
221
245
110
100
102
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
11
34
34
37
38
37
58
58
136
110
74
54
131
79
50
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
1.6
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
4
551
749
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
65
65
53
53
77
53
78
106
106
106
106
53
43
53
53
43
29
17
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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