Avaavaroa Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

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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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Avaavaroa Passage surf forecast from 31 May 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 30 May, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 4,213 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Avaavaroa Passage this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Avaavaroa Passage in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 30) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 06) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (-10) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8PM (Sat 30th May)10ft (3.0m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Avaavaroa Passage over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1
S
18
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4543
3267
2242
1752
1223
1990
1734
1631
1168
1351
1703
1175
855
763
635
527
392
377
369
309
110
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:37PM0.42m
8:47AM0.59m
9:16PM0.41m
9:25AM0.58m
9:56PM0.40m
10:05AM0.56m
10:38PM0.39m
10:47AM0.54m
11:23PM0.38m
11:31AM0.51m
00:10AM0.38m
12:19PM0.49m
1:00AM0.39m
1:11PM0.47m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.02m
2:17AM0.08m
3:04PM0.02m
2:53AM0.10m
3:43PM0.03m
3:31AM0.12m
4:24PM0.05m
4:12AM0.14m
5:06PM0.06m
4:56AM0.16m
5:49PM0.07m
5:46AM0.17m
6:36PM0.08m
6:42AM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
21
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
21
19
18
18
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
20
19
18
20
21
19
19
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
0.4
NW
13
2.2
S
13
0.4
SSE
11
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.3
S
17
0.8
SSW
12
2.1
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
13
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.5
S
13
0.8
SE
10
Energy kJ
4543
3267
2242
1752
1223
44
1734
41
292
288
52
178
855
178
535
469
392
377
369
89
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
S
16
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
S
20
1
S
18
1
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
Energy kJ
32
21
76
46
44
18
11
29
30
8
13
81
129
492
635
527
279
184
123
50
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
15
0.3
NNW
15
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.1
SW
14
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNW
12
0.5
S
15
0.2
NNW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
57
42
17
18
18
8
19
9
9
21
8
14
110
14
117
79
38
35
68
9
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
4
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SE
6
2
SSE
7
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
37
151
209
164
350
1990
1631
1168
1351
1703
1175
763
309
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1013
1013
2328
2440
1013
1013
1134
1013
7
8
8
8
8
8
1000
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
6
6
9
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Information about the Avaavaroa Passage Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Avaavaroa Passage provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Avaavaroa Passage can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Avaavaroa Passage surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Avaavaroa Passage) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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