Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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
26.7° 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 6PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
17
1.6
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1614
1592
1548
1676
1482
1179
1106
975
841
643
930
1321
2209
1989
1884
1622
1509
1327
1303
919
823
692
563
439
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
40
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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-off
High Tide
9:13AM0.79m
9:47PM0.59m
10:07AM0.76m
10:45PM0.56m
11:05AM0.72m
11:47PM0.52m
Low Tide
3:22PM-0.13m
3:28AM-0.03m
4:21PM-0.11m
4:28AM0.00m
5:23PM-0.07m
5:32AM0.04m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:06
1
4
3
5
2
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
21
21
21
21
23
24
24
25
25
17
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
19
16
15
18
22
23
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1614
1592
1548
1676
1482
1179
1106
975
841
643
643
1321
2209
1989
1884
1622
1509
1327
1303
919
823
294
421
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
1
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.3
SSW
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
1.1
SE
8
0.3
SSE
16
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
184
184
184
175
175
172
149
167
167
600
930
522
118
89
68
68
68
67
63
149
52
692
563
439
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
8
0.5
S
15
1.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
6
26
26
26
26
7
23
101
224
106
114
118
40
37
36
36
36
18
17
229
21
193
121
168
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
6
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
E
7
2.2
E
8
Energy kJ
306
313
320
328
446
449
432
325
336
358
423
379
371
360
352
311
250
263
322
388
538
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1382
1382
1566
2430
2430
1566
2386
2430
1510
1510
1510
1400
1482
1510
1508
1382
3
1384
1391
1008
1382
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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