Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
SE
0.3
NNE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)88111110101111111111111056101010944457
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)765884811021048182825656353323817171615914202172
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
1.97
10:20AM
1.86
10:55PM
1.93
11:16AM
1.78
11:52PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
0.13
4:39PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
5:34PM
0.11
6:13AM
0.24
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:42-------5:40-------5:39-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1512111011111214141311109810131413111110101114
Feels °C (?)1298676788755446911118777911
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