Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
15
9
9
26
22
21
20
10
13
9
9
9
16
16
16
17
11
11
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SE
5
SE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM1.64m
00:22AM1.53m
12:55PM1.58m
1:10AM1.47m
1:45PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.33m
6:23PM0.44m
6:37AM0.39m
7:10PM0.49m
7:25AM0.44m
8:01PM0.53m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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7:35
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Temp °C
6
5
11
14
15
15
11
9
8
7
11
15
16
16
13
12
10
10
14
17
19
17
13
Feels °C
1
0
5
9
12
12
8
6
5
4
9
13
12
13
11
10
8
8
14
16
16
15
11
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