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Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands
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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
26.6° 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 5AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Avaavaroa Passage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
1179 | 1106 | 975 | 841 | 732 | 930 | 1321 | 2209 | 1989 | 1715 | 1622 | 1509 | 1327 | 1303 | 1006 | 929 | 752 | 648 | 439 | 363 | 426 | 466 | 455 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:07AM0.76m | 10:45PM0.56m | 11:05AM0.72m | 11:47PM0.52m | 12:07PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM-0.03m | 4:21PM-0.11m | 4:28AM0.00m | 5:23PM-0.07m | 5:32AM0.04m | 6:26PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
1179 | 1106 | 975 | 841 | 732 | 643 | 1321 | 2209 | 1989 | 1715 | 1622 | 1509 | 1327 | 1303 | 1006 | 929 | 499 | 466 | 337 | 300 | 391 | 443 | 593 | 533 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
147 | 149 | 167 | 167 | 600 | 930 | 522 | 118 | 126 | 336 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 46 | 229 | 98 | 752 | 648 | 439 | 363 | 426 | 466 | 455 | 407 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
7 | 23 | 101 | 224 | 106 | 114 | 118 | 20 | 114 | 68 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 51 | 85 | 119 | 98 | 278 | 193 | 114 | 113 | 129 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
462 | 432 | 384 | 369 | 358 | 359 | 336 | 385 | 258 | 140 | 262 | 287 | 303 | 403 | 588 | 444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1566 | 2430 | 2430 | 1598 | 1598 | 1386 | 1386 | 1400 | 1391 | 1516 | 1391 | 1384 | 1384 | 1384 | 1002 | 1384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1049 | 1003 | 1003 | 1003 | 1003 |
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