Donut Island Surf Break

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
17
16
10
9
6
6
149
232
218
225
249
268
269
323
397
493
585
621
760
1158
1801
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:09AM1.85m
12:40PM1.66m
1:02AM1.76m
1:37PM1.61m
1:54AM1.68m
2:32PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.19m
6:47PM0.28m
7:24AM0.24m
7:41PM0.37m
8:15AM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
6
7
6
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
12
11
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
9
11
11
10
12
11
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
8
9
8
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
3
NE
9
Energy kJ
18
17
17
17
16
10
9
6
6
1237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
9
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NNE
9
Energy kJ
2
149
232
218
225
249
268
269
323
397
493
585
621
760
1158
1801
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
131
165
160
115
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
124
124
237
163
241
241
241
241
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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