Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 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
27.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Avaavaroa Passage today?

The current surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111111111010101110101010999119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38437837128026125120720714914914311210610211296122120908765655950
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.77
8:16PM
0.70
8:37AM
0.79
9:05PM
0.68
9:26AM
0.78
9:56PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
-0.08
2:01AM
-0.05
2:37PM
-0.09
2:47AM
-0.03
3:29PM
-0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:25-------6:24-------6:23---
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
61-23221-------1--242---
Temp. °C242526262626262626262626262626252525252526262626
Feels °C (?)252426272727272727282930302929282827282625262727
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