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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Avaavaroa Passage this week:

The surf forecast for Avaavaroa Passage over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 14) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Avaavaroa Passage in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 16) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (May 20) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (-10) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Thu 14th May)5.5ft (1.7m) 14s
Best Surf 2PM (Thu 14th May)5.5ft (1.7m) 14s
Most Powerful11PM (Sat 16th May)8ft (2.5m) 16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.1
S
17
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1159
1079
1159
1042
862
942
1765
3064
2861
1614
1403
1139
841
659
1753
1322
1090
692
469
368
268
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
SW
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
35
ENE
20
NE
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM0.63m
7:31AM0.77m
8:00PM0.64m
8:20AM0.79m
8:53PM0.62m
9:13AM0.79m
9:47PM0.59m
10:07AM0.76m
10:45PM0.56m
11:05AM0.72m
11:47PM0.52m
12:07PM0.66m
00:53AM0.50m
Low Tide
12:44PM-0.09m
00:54AM-0.07m
1:35PM-0.12m
1:42AM-0.07m
2:27PM-0.13m
2:33AM-0.06m
3:22PM-0.13m
3:28AM-0.03m
4:21PM-0.11m
4:28AM0.00m
5:23PM-0.07m
5:32AM0.04m
6:26PM-0.04m
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:06
1
2
2
1
2
1
17
3
3
11
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
29
24
23
21
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
19
19
20
22
25
28
28
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
533
1079
1159
1042
862
942
1765
3064
2861
1614
1403
1139
841
643
1753
1322
1090
692
469
368
268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
E
9
0.6
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.7
SE
13
1.1
S
17
0.5
SE
12
1.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.2
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1159
472
415
354
287
196
412
93
134
184
184
116
170
659
73
128
47
21
74
169
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SSW
21
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
E
9
0.5
SE
13
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
N
9
0.5
S
18
0.6
SE
12
0.3
NNW
14
0.5
SE
12
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNW
12
Energy kJ
54
35
180
782
637
399
126
87
11
7
26
7
152
120
37
68
17
15
14
16
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
1.5
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.2
E
8
2
SE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
3
E
8
3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
3.5
E
10
Energy kJ
23
294
550
191
429
407
441
352
369
637
335
413
865
1009
730
2385
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
7
8
1000
1003
1003
1169
1013
1000
1000
1005
1005
1049
1005
1000
3
1002
1384
1049
1003
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
6
4
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
4
5
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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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