Avaavaroa Passage Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° S 159.78° W

Avaavaroa Passage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Avaavaroa Passage sea temperature is
23.7° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
198
240
314
239
285
490
468
384
361
441
413
541
534
594
602
691
587
691
735
780
762
700
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:33AM0.50m
00:03AM0.50m
12:25PM0.41m
00:58AM0.46m
1:25PM0.34m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.02m
5:35PM0.04m
6:12AM0.09m
6:28PM0.11m
7:19AM0.14m
7:30PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
19
17
17
18
19
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