Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 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
26.7° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
S
13
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1014
999
1159
1175
1079
1079
1143
1159
982
1028
1042
1057
862
1534
862
942
1751
1804
1765
1609
3064
3143
3177
2861
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:42AM0.73m
7:09PM0.63m
7:31AM0.77m
8:00PM0.64m
8:20AM0.79m
8:53PM0.62m
Low Tide
12:44PM-0.09m
00:54AM-0.07m
1:35PM-0.12m
1:42AM-0.07m
2:27PM-0.13m
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
27
27
28
27
28
29
29
28
25
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
Energy kJ
598
533
533
1175
1079
1079
1143
1159
982
1028
1042
1057
862
1534
862
942
1751
1804
1765
604
3064
3143
3177
2861
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.5
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
Energy kJ
1014
999
1159
472
472
472
415
415
407
407
354
347
287
239
196
196
162
159
412
97
93
85
108
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
E
9
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
59
65
54
35
35
305
404
180
253
782
782
428
637
644
644
399
475
417
126
88
87
11
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
S
9
2.2
S
13
0.8
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Energy kJ
23
183
295
294
550
1609
89
165
191
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
8
8
8
1000
1002
1003
1003
1003
1003
1003
1169
1169
1003
1013
1013
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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