Donut Island surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donut Island today?

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNE
1.9
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
NE
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)14141313131212125666667888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1614141313121211197414815315821535136226524645817211793109216
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.81
6:40PM
1.81
6:56AM
1.87
7:29PM
1.90
7:45AM
1.92
8:18PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.12
12:51AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.04
1:42AM
0.14
2:06PM
-0.01
2:33AM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:45-------5:45-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------12101----132
Temp. °C161919161514141417191918181818161820201716161717
Feels °C (?)141616141413121114151515141414141618171514141514
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