Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Avaavaroa Passage today?

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SE
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
1
SE
9
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
174
157
105
101
144
175
212
205
155
170
197
149
149
143
130
156
260
326
446
619
1175
1049
1003
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:34AM0.51m
3:52PM0.61m
4:35AM0.54m
4:52PM0.61m
5:26AM0.58m
5:42PM0.61m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.10m
10:03PM0.02m
10:22AM0.07m
10:54PM0.00m
11:15AM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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6:20
6:19
6:17
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
23
23
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SE
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
S
16
1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
Energy kJ
180
174
145
105
98
94
92
212
205
155
128
197
149
149
143
130
102
86
326
446
619
1175
1049
1003
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
S
11
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
1.1
SSW
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
NNE
14
Energy kJ
61
100
157
100
101
99
175
90
88
70
61
58
41
41
55
52
51
260
86
148
216
73
58
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
SE
9
0.4
NNE
16
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.5
N
15
0.5
NNE
15
0.5
NNE
15
0.5
NNW
14
Energy kJ
69
68
67
76
92
144
75
73
32
46
46
38
38
59
41
86
156
73
68
80
109
121
121
118
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
1
SE
9
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
8
3
2
13
13
170
54
81
74
61
60
77
97
133
65
39
81
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
8
8
3
3
3
7
7
7
8
8
8
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
1005
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
6
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