Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° S 159.78° W

Avaavaroa Passage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avaavaroa Passage sea temperature is
24.0°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
WSW
16
1.8
SE
6
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
41
48
94
207
589
880
822
644
637
849
822
759
784
830
931
830
657
1556
1556
1533
1366
2295
2150
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
40
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
45
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34AM0.50m
3:25PM0.41m
3:31AM0.52m
4:12PM0.47m
4:19AM0.56m
4:53PM0.53m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.20m
9:16PM0.27m
9:54AM0.17m
10:03PM0.23m
10:33AM0.13m
10:45PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:03
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6:43
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6:43
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 mm
3
2
2
2
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
24
25
24
19
16
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
15
16
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