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Matai Wreck surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 -10
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Matai Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matai Wreck sea temperature is
27.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matai Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Matai Wreck at 7PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)151515191818141616161616151514141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169228159176246326165350341341366534397376449449443443351322317312312249
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.62
7:29AM
0.47
7:37PM
0.66
8:04AM
0.50
8:12PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.12
1:17AM
0.04
1:08PM
0.10
1:50AM
0.01
1:42PM
0.08
2:23AM
-0.01
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--7:25-------7:25-------7:25-----
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-21-122--111------------
Temp. °C262626262626252626262727262626262626272726262626
Feels °C (?)272928262728272929283030293030302929303129293030
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