Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (23 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.2
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
20
2.4
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1926
1828
1532
1198
587
1175
1540
1429
1437
1319
1412
1604
1846
1747
1805
1534
1274
988
873
1261
2747
4169
5186
5651
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05AM0.49m
3:22PM0.53m
4:04AM0.51m
4:22PM0.51m
4:56AM0.53m
5:15PM0.49m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.07m
9:30PM0.01m
9:58AM0.06m
10:22PM0.02m
10:53AM0.05m
11:09PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:05
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
20
20
20
20
20
18
17
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
SSE
10
1.6
S
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.4
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
1926
1828
1532
1198
541
1175
1540
1429
1437
1319
1412
1604
1846
1747
1805
1534
1274
988
873
701
637
4169
5186
5651
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
20
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
0.5
NE
11
Energy kJ
38
36
99
224
224
167
21
20
20
101
135
266
246
288
218
207
143
189
96
1261
2747
609
535
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
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
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.1
W
19
Energy kJ
10
10
33
32
32
21
4
35
62
24
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
144
166
106
59
55
55
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
Energy kJ
587
793
723
499
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
Distance (km)
1002
1404
1049
1049
1003
1003
1003
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
1000
1005
1005
1383
1000
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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