Avaavaroa Passage Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° S 159.78° W

Avaavaroa Passage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Avaavaroa Passage sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1879
1568
1719
1293
1072
1077
951
811
627
506
515
437
414
299
244
240
236
228
217
205
93
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:30AM0.76m
8:57PM0.63m
9:15AM0.73m
9:43PM0.62m
10:00AM0.67m
10:27PM0.59m
Low Tide
2:33PM-0.20m
2:44AM-0.13m
3:17PM-0.16m
3:31AM-0.10m
4:01PM-0.11m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
19
18
19
20
19
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
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