Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° S 159.78° W

Avaavaroa Passage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avaavaroa Passage sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Avaavaroa Passage today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 9AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
WSW
16
1.6
SE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
239
127
93
70
64
98
57
44
44
48
94
244
521
752
773
711
637
714
835
1649
746
857
509
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:31AM0.49m
2:25PM0.38m
2:34AM0.50m
3:25PM0.41m
3:31AM0.52m
4:12PM0.47m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.23m
8:18PM0.30m
9:09AM0.20m
9:16PM0.27m
9:54AM0.17m
10:03PM0.23m
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6:42
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6:43
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1
4
9
6
5
1
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Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
Feels °C
19
19
20
21
22
23
23
23
24
24
25
18
16
15
14
15
17
17
16
17
16
14
15
16
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