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Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 -10
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Avaavaroa Passage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Avaavaroa Passage sea temperature is
29.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avaavaroa Passage today?

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111121211919181817171717161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24424019119114929744556072710421213129412501473143913541214119910541014784674508474
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
0.72
7:39AM
0.67
7:56PM
0.74
8:18AM
0.72
8:38PM
0.74
8:59AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
-0.03
1:26PM
-0.02
1:50AM
-0.05
2:06PM
-0.05
2:27AM
-0.05
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset6:52-------6:52-------6:51-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1221-11-1-11---------211
Temp. °C272627272727272727272727272727272726262727262626
Feels °C (?)292727282828282827262626262525262624242727262525
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