Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
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4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.2
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
20
2.4
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1546
2002
2359
2177
1805
1652
1208
970
841
1261
2693
4169
5132
5752
5209
5311
4844
4472
3981
3668
3093
2793
2450
2076
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
35
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22PM0.51m
4:56AM0.53m
5:15PM0.49m
5:42AM0.55m
6:01PM0.47m
6:22AM0.57m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.06m
10:22PM0.02m
10:53AM0.05m
11:09PM0.03m
11:42AM0.03m
11:51PM0.04m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:05
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
10
39
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
21
22
22
22
23
20
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
25
23
23
23
20
21
21
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SSW
20
2.4
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1546
2002
2359
2177
1805
1652
1208
970
841
637
2693
4169
5132
5752
5209
5311
4844
4472
3981
3668
3093
2793
2450
2076
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
20
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
135
266
233
288
218
207
143
143
96
1261
569
496
382
328
287
230
225
199
194
172
148
86
68
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
21
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
18
24
18
18
18
18
18
144
233
106
59
55
55
55
75
68
65
12
12
8
8
42
35
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NE
9
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
111
137
107
90
51
62
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
4
4
4
Distance (km)
8
8
8
8
1050
1050
1050
1005
1005
1000
1005
1005
1005
1005
1049
1049
1049
1005
1005
1005
1005
3
1382
1382
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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