Surf Forecasts:
Donuts surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SW swell with 694 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Donuts this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Donuts in the next 16 days are 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Donuts over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down this 16-day stretch for Donuts.
The truth is, this is a pretty bleak outlook overall. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor quality surf with the wrong wind directions. Donuts is a sheltered reef break, and it’s kind of a fickle setup anyway, being inconsistent. For the entire 16-day run, the wind is predominantly cross-onshore or onshore from the west and northwest, which is the opposite of the clean offshore breeze we'd want from the east. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
For the first week, from now through July 10th, there's nothing good on offer. The combined wave energy sits between moderate and strong, like on the morning of July 8th when it hits 918, but the summary swell heights are tiny, ranging from 2ft to 4ft. With the wind ruining the surface, those are just choppy, sloppy waves. The morning of July 8th gets close, with a light cross-onshore breeze, but it’s still not clean enough.
It doesn't get any better heading into the second week. The first real chance we get is on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 16th. We get a slight bump in period (16 seconds), but the swell is only 2ft from the SW, and that cross-onshore wind from the WNW is still making a mess of it. The energy is low (234), and the quality is absent.
For the absolute best on offer across this whole window, and I say this with little excitement, it would have to be the morning of Saturday, July 18th. The swell picks up a touch to 3ft from the SW, with a solid 18-second period. The combined wave energy jumps up to 491. The main problem is the wind is still directly onshore from the west, which will make it a bumpy, blown-out mess for paddle surfing. Honestly, with that onshore wind and that setup, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than a proper paddle session.
Take care, and I hope the forecasts change, because this run is a tough one.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 299 | 211 | 211 | 183 | 159 | 246 | 249 | 459 | 306 | 309 | 388 | 694 | 460 | 375 | 596 | 521 | 527 | 432 | 421 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.13m | 11:26PM1.55m | 1:23PM1.18m | 00:05AM1.41m | 2:02PM1.23m | 00:55AM1.23m | 2:45PM1.32m | 2:10AM1.04m | 3:33PM1.42m | 3:58AM0.90m | 4:25PM1.54m | 5:49AM0.87m | 5:19PM1.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.72m | 6:51AM0.00m | 6:29PM0.73m | 7:22AM0.11m | 7:36PM0.72m | 7:56AM0.23m | 9:03PM0.66m | 8:34AM0.37m | 10:38PM0.51m | 9:22AM0.51m | 00:01AM0.29m | 10:24AM0.62m | 1:05AM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 362 | 299 | 211 | 211 | 169 | 151 | 246 | 249 | 459 | 306 | 251 | 352 | 694 | 460 | 74 | 596 | 521 | 527 | 124 | 141 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 10 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 11 | 183 | 183 | 159 | 140 | 85 | 6 | 162 | 309 | 44 | 56 | 59 | 375 | 115 | 91 | 86 | 432 | 421 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 21 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 44 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 163 | 37 | 36 | 388 | 14 | 212 | 171 | 207 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 226 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 21 |
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