Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donut Island today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Donut Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 130 | 165 | 517 | 569 | 587 | 585 | 486 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.71m | 10:57AM1.70m | 11:12PM1.63m | 11:43AM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.23m | 5:09PM0.36m | 5:28AM0.31m | 5:54PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 54 | 12 | 325 | 569 | 587 | 585 | 486 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 130 | 165 | 517 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 160 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 110 | 237 | 237 | 124 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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