Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is

16.8°C

Donut Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Donut Island today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	115	115	79	75	75	64	115	71	73	73	108	141	150	170	229	387	287	234	202	160	114	131	127	86	71	75	89
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	N	N	N	NNW	WSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:56AM1.63m				5:15PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m				6:06PM1.71m				6:41AM1.70m				6:54PM1.71m
Low Tide	10:42PM0.26m				11:03AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m				11:58AM0.34m				00:26AM0.22m				12:50PM0.33m					1:12AM0.20m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	7	6	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	19	21	21	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	16	16	14	14	18	20	21	20	16	15	14	15
Feels °C	17	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	18	17	16	16	15	16	13	14	17	18	18	18	16	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	N 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	N 15	NE 15	NNE 15	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	115	115	79	75	75	64	7	71	73	73	108	141	4	8	22	272	287	234	202	160	61	77	127	86	71	75	89
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 16	N 7	N 7	N 16	N 10	N 16	NE 15	NE 15	N 6	N 15	N 15	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	NE 13	NE 7	ENE 8	NNE 14	N 7	N 6	N 7	NNE 14
kJ	6	5	23	23	5	2	5	9	9	16	4	4	3	5	6	10	5	5	3	7	79	74	20	32	20	14	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 9	N 10	—	N 15	N 18	N 18	N 10	E 12	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 16	—	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NE 14	N 11
kJ	6	8	5	5	2	5	2	2	—	4	6	6	2	3	—	3	3	3	5	—	19	19	36	20	20	8	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	NE 7	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 6	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	34	44	115	19	19	23	86	—	150	170	229	387	—	—	—	—	114	131	92	72	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	29	76	76	2	1	2	106	2	47	241	124	124	0	2	0	0	2	47	63	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2				3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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