Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.67° N 117.25° W

Donuts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donuts sea temperature is
22.2°C
3.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Donuts today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donuts at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
305
301
301
388
388
388
446
481
460
614
614
607
600
573
617
602
757
595
587
644
674
674
834
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
10
E
5
SW
5
W
15
SSE
15
S
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58AM0.91m
11:48AM1.41m
12:52PM1.29m
7:03AM1.09m
3:21PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.91m
8:52PM0.33m
10:23PM0.33m
9:34AM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
6:15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:14
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:12
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
28
27
28
30
31
31
30
30
29
27
26
28
28
29
27
25
24
24
24
26
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
23
25
26
26
25
25
25
22
20
24
26
27
23
22
24
24
22
23
21
21
23
23
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Donuts surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest