Donut Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.89° E

Donut Island, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donut Island sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.8° 

Donut Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Donut Island based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Donut Island right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Donut Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Whangamata 2

10 km WNW178 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi - Golden Valley

13 km S227 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 225°)
10.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

22 km S88 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the W
(28 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kopu East

22 km W340 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
10.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi Beach

22 km S114 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the W
(35 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Paeroa

26 km SSW12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 270°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Bowentown

27 km SSE4 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the W
(30 km/h at 270°)
13.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

27 km SSE10 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the WSW
(19 km/h at 239°)
35
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

NG Weather

36 km WSW4 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
12.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Matakana Island

45 km SSE31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 45°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Donut Island and within an acceptable time window.

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