Matai Wreck surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
27.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matai Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Matai Wreck at 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)778888888888888131312151512121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1731861731461421201241241249895939390064645200545500
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
25
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
0.70
8:37AM
0.79
9:05PM
0.68
9:26AM
0.78
9:56PM
0.63
10:18AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
-0.05
2:37PM
-0.09
2:47AM
-0.03
3:29PM
-0.07
3:38AM
0.01
4:28PM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:52----
Sunset------6:24-------6:23-------6:22-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111-----1-253---1-1----
Temp. °C262626262626262626252525252425252524252525252525
Feels °C (?)272628282929293030292827282327262625262626252525
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