Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (27 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (27 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
!
!
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.1
S
18
2
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3761
3415
3093
2615
2220
1928
1714
1637
1464
1259
1325
1233
1049
759
2384
3158
3625
3678
3761
3668
3668
3659
3612
3369
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
40
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:01PM0.47m
6:22AM0.57m
6:43PM0.46m
6:59AM0.58m
7:21PM0.45m
7:35AM0.59m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.04m
12:27PM0.02m
00:29AM0.05m
1:08PM0.02m
1:06AM0.06m
1:47PM0.02m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:04
6:04
6
12
8
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
4
Temp °C
22
21
22
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
20
18
23
25
23
22
23
22
22
20
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
3761
3415
3093
2615
2220
1928
1714
1637
1464
1259
1325
1233
345
354
2384
3158
3625
3678
3761
3668
3668
3659
3612
3369
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
0.6
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
1
SE
8
1.3
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.5
NNE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
1.7
S
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.8
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
1.2
S
21
Energy kJ
275
61
8
129
108
101
50
68
59
37
58
39
1049
693
679
917
93
47
29
58
48
66
42
1231
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
SW
16
0.2
N
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.1
N
16
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.5
NNE
9
Energy kJ
46
8
10
8
49
50
5
56
58
40
6
6
395
759
278
164
37
36
42
19
9
17
16
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
E
9
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
2
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2.5
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
241
340
61
60
96
68
115
340
403
349
1149
752
535
380
311
264
233
244
260
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
4
5
5
3
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
1000
3
1000
0
1000
1000
1382
1383
1000
1000
1002
1167
1000
1146
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
1000
1000
1005
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
6
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
6
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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