Club Raro Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cook-Islands – Rarotonga)

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Club Raro Surf Guide

Club Raro in Raratonga is an exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the south southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north. A right hand reef break. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of wreck,coral.

Club Raro Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	27.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Club Raro:

The best conditions reported for surf at Club Raro occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Club Raro (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Club Raro with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in January while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

62%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Club Raro Location Map

Interactive Club Raro surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Club Raro is Rarotonga International (Avarua) Airport (RAR) in Cook Islands, which is 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Club Raro is Aitutaki Airport (AIT), also in Cook Islands, 264 km (164 miles) away.

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Club Raro Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:57 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Club Raro look like?

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Credit: james

Tides at Club Raro

Current tide and informaton

For Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 1 km from Club Raro.

Next High Water: 12:59pm | 0.48m

Next Low Water: 06:29am | 0.25m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Club Raro Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(27.2 °C) too at Club Raro, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Club Raro

Surf stats for Club Raro, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Club Raro

Wind stats for Club Raro, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Club Raro Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 1 vote.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:2.0
Difficulty Level:3.0
Crowds:4.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Tahi from Cook Islands

“Pretty good. Love the detailed tide info. Wind and swell is pretty good but can be up to 24hr late.”

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