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(Cook-Islands – Rarotonga)

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Golf Course Surf Guide

Golf Course in Raratonga is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Both left (best) and right reef breaks.. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include coral.

Golf Course Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	27.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Golf Course:

The best conditions reported for surf at Golf Course occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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16 Day Forecast

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

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Golf Course with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 56% of the time in June while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

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

blown out

21%

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

too small

23%

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

Explore Golf Course Location Map

Interactive Golf Course 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 Golf Course is Rarotonga International (Avarua) Airport (RAR) in Cook Islands, which is 3 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Golf Course is Aitutaki Airport (AIT), also in Cook Islands, 265 km (165 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Golf Course Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 01:03 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Golf Course look like?

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Credit: james Credit: simon Credit: unrestraint

Tides at Golf Course

Current tide and informaton

For Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 7 km from Golf Course.

Next High Water: 11:15am | 0.53m

Next Low Water: 04:39am | 0.21m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Golf Course Sea Temperature

Very warm in and out of the water temperature at Golf Course today, but forecast to be overcast. With sea temperatures of 27.0 °C and a wind chill of 23.0 °C, most surfers will choose a shorty, boardshorts or a summer suit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 27.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite