Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avaavaroa Passage today?

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
10
1
SE
9
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
261
245
230
184
180
174
157
105
101
113
175
212
205
133
128
212
149
149
143
106
159
260
326
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:45PM0.61m
3:34AM0.51m
3:52PM0.61m
4:35AM0.54m
4:52PM0.61m
5:26AM0.58m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.13m
9:04PM0.03m
9:22AM0.10m
10:03PM0.02m
10:22AM0.07m
10:54PM0.00m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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6:20
6:20
6:19
6:17
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
22
23
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
23
22
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
10
Energy kJ
269
261
245
230
184
180
174
120
100
98
94
175
212
205
133
128
197
149
149
143
106
29
66
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
S
16
0.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
44
29
64
64
62
61
117
157
105
101
99
92
90
88
70
70
38
56
59
55
73
88
260
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
NW
12
0.4
S
11
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
16
Energy kJ
40
39
38
39
71
69
68
67
76
92
113
75
73
47
37
46
39
38
41
41
40
51
73
326
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
8
2
2
5
9
19
19
212
74
80
69
58
159
141
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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