Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
62
73
81
62
73
164
164
182
224
229
210
201
180
176
149
132
171
117
98
95
91
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:52PM1.52m
12:23PM1.62m
00:37AM1.47m
1:08PM1.58m
1:27AM1.43m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.37m
6:42PM0.46m
6:50AM0.41m
7:29PM0.48m
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
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Temp °C
19
19
17
16
16
16
19
21
23
22
17
15
14
15
19
21
21
19
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
19
20
18
17
17
17
20
20
22
19
15
14
13
15
18
18
20
19
16
16
16
16
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