Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Avaavaroa Passage today?

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
395
294
215
215
211
160
128
118
111
232
228
246
305
289
317
356
576
604
848
1245
1121
1130
1099
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:20PM0.53m
8:34AM0.64m
8:56PM0.50m
9:10AM0.62m
9:35PM0.47m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.02m
2:06AM0.07m
2:43PM0.04m
2:41AM0.10m
3:23PM0.07m
3:16AM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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6:15
6:15
6:14
6:14
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
28
29
30
29
29
29
28
28
27
29
29
30
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
408
395
294
215
215
211
77
82
73
111
105
113
117
305
289
317
336
576
604
848
1245
1121
1130
1099
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
56
36
35
37
45
77
160
128
118
80
83
88
246
117
117
117
115
326
321
147
115
113
108
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
42
44
43
41
23
34
36
48
79
63
232
228
103
74
44
260
356
150
147
158
42
42
39
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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