Donut Island Surf Break

Donut Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Donut Island at 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
0.1
N
10
1.3
SE
5
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
613
676
637
630
557
484
482
482
432
432
492
512
512
512
2
70
305
305
60
42
156
153
149
184
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:04PM1.59m
5:13AM1.55m
5:50PM1.61m
5:59AM1.56m
6:35PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.36m
11:10PM0.50m
11:28AM0.35m
11:58PM0.48m
12:14PM0.33m
00:45AM0.46m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
15
17
14
13
12
12
12
13
16
17
14
12
12
13
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
12
16
12
10
9
9
9
11
12
14
11
8
7
7
5
5
7
9
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
613
676
637
630
557
484
482
482
432
432
492
512
512
512
461
551
305
305
249
202
156
153
149
184
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
S
2
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
4
8
10
10
1
11
4
18
70
58
68
60
42
61
87
69
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
43
0
0
55
106
106
106
106
106
106
65
106
106
65
53
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
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