Surf Forecasts:
Donuts surf forecast from 4 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.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be real with this one.
Right off the bat, I gotta tell ya, this stretch is a bit of a desert. We're looking at a long, quiet run with little to offer a surfer looking for a decent wave. The first surf recommendation doesn't appear until Friday afternoon, July 10th, and even that's a struggle. Before that, from now until Thursday the 9th, the conditions are consistently written off as "poor surf conditions" with scores of zero. It's a flat and choppy patch, plain and simple.
So, let's talk about Donuts. This is a sheltered reef break, and it's inconsistent; you can't just rock up and expect it to be working. It's an intermediate wave, so it’s not one for the groms just yet. The water temp on the Friday is running at 68°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Now, your best shot – and I use that term loosely – is that Friday afternoon, July 10th. We've got a small 3ft SW groundswell with a long period of 15 seconds pushing in. The wind is a light, gentle cross-shore from the SSW, which will keep it mostly clean with just a slight chop. The combined energy is weak, at 408. It's only rated a 1 out of 10, which is "marginal," but it's all we have.
Frankly, for the rest of the outlook, it's the same story. Small SW swells, 2ft to 4ft, but the wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore from the west, which is the worst direction for this sheltered spot. It just gets chopped up. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are both still poor. There's a slight bump in energy on Saturday July 18th with 566 energy, but the wind goes cross-onshore again.
This is a tough one. There's simply no standout session. Donuts rarely lines up the swell with the right wind. Keep an eye on the charts, because it can't stay this poor forever, but for now, leave the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 211 | 211 | 183 | 159 | 246 | 249 | 459 | 306 | 309 | 388 | 694 | 455 | 375 | 527 | 521 | 527 | 432 | 421 | 489 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 7:16AM0.93m | ||||||||
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 | 11:34AM0.69m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | 7:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 299 | 211 | 211 | 169 | 151 | 246 | 249 | 459 | 306 | 248 | 47 | 694 | 455 | 77 | 527 | 521 | 527 | 169 | 421 | 489 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | W 5 | SW 20 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 183 | 183 | 159 | 116 | 85 | 163 | 13 | 309 | 352 | 62 | 59 | 375 | 118 | 96 | 110 | 432 | 158 | 90 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | W 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 20 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 162 | 36 | 388 | 11 | 212 | 171 | 210 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | 10 | 9 | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 21 | 48 | 21 | 23 |
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The above surf forecast table for Donuts provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Donuts can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Donuts surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Donuts) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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