Rutaki Passage Surf Forecast

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Cook Islands (7 surf breaks)

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Rutaki Passage surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Oct 2025 -10

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Rutaki Passage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Rutaki Passage sea temperature is 25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rutaki Passage this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Rutaki Passage in the next 12 days are 1.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 26) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 28) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	5AM (Sun 26th Oct)	5ft (1.6m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rutaki Passage over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Fri 31
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	21	19	16	15	14	13	13	12	18	16	14	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	881	568	643	1499	1608	1241	722	545	414	278	150	261	214	304	170	94	180	157	197	96	96
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- 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)	10:40PM 0.58	11:13AM 0.42		11:28PM 0.55	12:08PM 0.39		12:24AM 0.53	1:11PM 0.39		1:25AM 0.52		2:15PM 0.41	2:27AM 0.54		3:13PM 0.46	3:25AM 0.58		4:04PM 0.54	4:19AM 0.62		4:51PM 0.62
Low Tide / height (m)	5:00AM 0.20		4:43PM 0.27		5:57AM 0.23	5:42PM 0.30		7:00AM 0.23	6:53PM 0.31		8:01AM 0.21		8:03PM 0.29	8:55AM 0.18		9:03PM 0.23	9:42AM 0.13		9:56PM 0.16	10:26AM 0.08

		Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Fri 31
Sunrise	-	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-
Sunset	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:49

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24
Feels °C (?)	20	21	21	22	22	23	22	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	24

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rarotonga

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Rutaki Passage (light winds from the ENE at Avarua-Rarotonga International Airport 6 km from Rutaki Passage). 0.9m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 17s long period groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.6m 9s swell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Rutaki Passage Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Rutaki Passage provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Rutaki Passage can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rutaki Passage surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rutaki Passage) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Rutaki Passage may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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