Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 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
27.1° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
371
243
280
604
776
783
783
894
860
596
639
622
521
507
407
395
317
290
236
180
180
157
148
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
30
ESE
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
High Tide
12:59PM0.48m
1:46AM0.37m
1:56PM0.48m
2:41AM0.41m
2:53PM0.49m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.25m
7:31PM0.16m
7:33AM0.24m
8:23PM0.14m
8:33AM0.21m
9:11PM0.11m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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6:12
6:10
6:10
6:09
2
3
3
8
8
4
3
1
4
5
2
1
7
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
23
22
20
23
24
24
24
25
23
23
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
SE
9
Energy kJ
366
371
243
204
604
776
783
783
894
860
596
639
622
521
507
398
388
388
354
187
180
163
157
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
WSW
9
Energy kJ
46
25
208
280
26
27
27
19
18
22
110
60
110
127
122
407
395
317
150
236
175
180
116
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNW
13
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
8
17
25
25
19
19
19
27
21
20
17
16
16
16
35
117
110
113
290
29
39
54
34
115
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
Energy kJ
1014
941
870
850
850
783
699
639
587
634
612
597
514
431
453
363
372
381
392
247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1005
1005
1005
1000
1005
1005
1382
1382
1382
1516
1382
1382
1382
1382
1510
1510
1510
1049
1005
1005
1005
1005
1000
1000
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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