Rutaki Passage Surf Break

Rutaki Passage, Cook Islands Weather Observations

Lat Long: 21.26° S 159.81° W

Issued: 7 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rutaki Passage sea temperature is
25.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Rutaki Passage 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 Rutaki Passage 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 Rutaki Passage right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Rutaki Passage

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Avarua-Rarotonga International Airport

7 km N7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudClear skies
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 220°)
23.6 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Rarotonga (91844 -0)

7 km NNE44 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 120°)
21.0 °C-
-

-

hy2c200E21S

80 km NW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
40
strong winds from the SSW
(42 km/h at 200°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2c200E20S

90 km N15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
40
strong winds from the SSW
(39 km/h at 200°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2c200E22S

124 km S15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
40
strong winds from the SW
(40 km/h at 222°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2c199E20S

138 km WNW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
45
strong winds from the SSW
(43 km/h at 195°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2c201E22S

157 km SE15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
45
strong winds from the SW
(46 km/h at 228°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2c199E22S

170 km SSW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 220°)
- °C- km
- km


hy2c199E21S

170 km WSW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
40
strong winds from the SSW
(40 km/h at 205°)
- °C- km
- km


Mangaia Automatic Weather Station

205 km ESE41 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.9 °C-
-

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* 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 Rutaki Passage and within an acceptable time window.

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