Avana surf break

Avana surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 -10
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Avana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Avana 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 Avana today?

The current surf forecast for Avana at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
S
17
1.6
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.8
E
8
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1106
975
841
732
930
1321
2209
1989
1715
1622
1509
1215
1197
919
929
692
638
439
442
426
423
420
413
371
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
ESE
40
ENE
50
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM0.76m
10:45PM0.56m
11:05AM0.72m
11:47PM0.52m
12:07PM0.66m
00:53AM0.50m
Low Tide
3:28AM-0.03m
4:21PM-0.11m
4:28AM0.00m
5:23PM-0.07m
5:32AM0.04m
6:26PM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:06
6:06
6:06
2
4
12
28
10
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
21
20
21
20
21
22
23
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
18
18
17
19
18
18
17
15
15
17
17
16
15
19
22
24
26
27
26
26
24
24
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
1106
975
841
732
643
1321
2209
1989
1715
1622
1509
1215
1197
919
929
385
310
378
337
173
252
304
390
340
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
1
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.3
SSW
13
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SE
9
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
S
14
1.1
SE
8
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
Energy kJ
149
167
196
600
930
522
118
69
68
68
68
67
47
229
75
692
638
439
442
167
423
420
413
371
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.2
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
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
S
14
1
SSW
12
1.1
S
13
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
23
101
224
106
114
118
20
37
36
36
36
18
17
34
51
70
109
264
278
426
120
93
129
114
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
0.2
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
394
384
358
384
384
348
395
435
408
345
351
412
480
547
481
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2446
1570
2435
2435
1602
1602
1389
1389
1403
1395
1521
1395
1388
1388
1388
995
1388
7
0
7
1043
996
996
996
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook-Islands - Rarotonga
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Cook Islands
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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