Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 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
26.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1715
1622
1509
1197
1074
919
929
752
638
439
442
426
423
420
342
356
461
446
365
432
565
586
389
475
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
ESE
50
E
50
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:05AM0.72m
11:47PM0.52m
12:07PM0.66m
00:53AM0.50m
1:12PM0.61m
2:00AM0.49m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.00m
5:23PM-0.07m
5:32AM0.04m
6:26PM-0.04m
6:41AM0.07m
7:31PM-0.02m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:06
6:06
6:06
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
22
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
18
19
14
16
19
21
23
26
26
26
27
27
28
26
26
25
24
24
25
23
25
25
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
S
12
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
Energy kJ
1715
1622
1509
1197
1074
919
573
523
356
367
291
151
423
286
293
284
237
446
365
432
565
586
389
308
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
13
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
S
14
1.2
S
13
Energy kJ
68
68
68
67
35
229
929
752
638
439
442
426
175
420
342
356
461
184
151
154
120
118
361
475
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
SE
8
0.8
S
14
1
SSW
12
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
36
36
36
18
17
22
51
85
65
264
278
101
86
167
129
73
20
20
18
18
31
24
94
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
8
0.5
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
WNW
5
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
392
327
320
494
735
718
8
16
35
53
77
54
77
108
151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1382
1382
1382
1382
1384
1002
0
1384
0
0
0
0
1003
1002
1000
1000
1000
1000
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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