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Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.5° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
140
128
135
135
132
88
121
98
113
113
90
66
66
62
60
55
46
62
62
61
47
58
47
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SSW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:14AM1.74m
10:26PM1.62m
10:56AM1.71m
11:08PM1.57m
11:39AM1.66m
11:52PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.36m
4:40AM0.28m
5:12PM0.39m
5:22AM0.32m
5:56PM0.43m
6:06AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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Temp °C
17
19
20
19
15
12
11
11
17
19
20
18
15
14
12
13
17
19
21
19
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
16
18
18
18
12
10
9
9
16
16
17
17
14
14
11
12
16
18
20
19
15
13
11
11
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