Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avaavaroa Passage today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 12AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (28 May)7.5ft (2.3m)18s
Evening (28 May)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
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2
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.4
WNW
8
1.1
S
18
2
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.4
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
3
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1464
1484
1298
907
688
759
2384
3158
3353
3678
3761
3668
3668
3705
3612
3369
6664
7510
7274
7266
7019
6337
5706
4950
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
35
W
20
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43PM0.46m
6:59AM0.58m
7:21PM0.45m
7:35AM0.59m
7:59PM0.43m
8:10AM0.59m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.05m
1:08PM0.02m
1:06AM0.06m
1:47PM0.02m
1:41AM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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
6:04
6:04
6:04
2
8
6
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
21
19
22
22
24
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
23
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.4
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
3
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1464
1484
1298
907
683
586
2384
3158
3353
3678
3761
3668
3668
3705
3612
3369
6664
7510
7274
7266
7019
6337
5706
4950
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
S
18
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.1
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
1.2
S
20
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
74
40
40
94
90
759
347
433
132
86
47
30
48
61
42
1196
46
38
39
41
41
41
41
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
10
0.3
NE
5
0.1
N
15
0.4
NNE
10
0.8
S
18
0.9
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
NW
7
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.5
N
9
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
Energy kJ
58
4
4
39
395
161
301
199
46
45
34
49
16
17
16
42
14
14
14
26
26
25
25
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
53
61
240
554
688
483
619
495
475
449
338
299
270
306
300
249
243
201
191
165
165
169
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
Distance (km)
1383
1002
1002
1119
1000
7
7
8
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
8
1000
1000
1005
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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