Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 3PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
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0
!
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4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
2
NE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
8
NE
8
NNE
4.5
NE
4
NE
2.1
NNE
2.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)151414131313131313131314141414131414131212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5767637117011037133933953890470881457506943410458115451264015435217092583021238627636549871161831
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
50
E
50
E
55
E
60
ENE
60
NNE
45
NNW
40
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
1.47
12:59AM
1.53
1:15PM
1.43
1:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.51
6:40PM
0.44
7:15AM
0.54
7:30PM
0.47
8:09AM
0.54
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:53-----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192019181918171819192019192020202121212019191917
Feels °C (?)202019181716141415151514141413121313161516171817
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