Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° S 159.78° W

Avaavaroa Passage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Avaavaroa Passage sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.1° 

Avaavaroa Passage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Avaavaroa Passage today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.8
SE
7
0.9
NNW
14
1.2
NNW
12
0.9
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.9
SE
6
2.2
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
70
64
98
57
0
0
86
246
266
406
671
749
720
637
797
908
759
746
813
731
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:25PM0.38m
2:34AM0.50m
3:25PM0.41m
3:31AM0.52m
4:12PM0.47m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.23m
8:18PM0.30m
9:09AM0.20m
9:16PM0.27m
9:54AM0.17m
10:03PM0.23m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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6:42
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6:43
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4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
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Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
22
23
22
22
24
24
22
18
16
14
12
13
16
17
16
17
16
15
14
15
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