Reef
right
Level 8/10
Avaavaroa Passage
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow🌀Strong rips
Avaavaroa Passage is the Cook Islands' premier surf spot—a fast, hollow right-hander that breaks over shallow coral on Rarotonga's south coast. The passage funnels SW groundswells from the Southern Ocean into clean, barrelling waves. Expert-level break that demands respect due to shallow reef and strong currents.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
2.9m
SSW(197°)
Score: 19/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
6km/h
ESE(103°)
Score: 21/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm97%
Secondary Swell
0.8mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 10 km/h SE|PM: 8 km/h ENE
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
High tide at 7am (0.8m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
1:30 am
Low tide - 0.36m
7:40 am
High tide - 0.83m
2:04 pm
Low tide - 0.30m
8:12 pm
High tide - 0.81m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
74
GoodComponents
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size19/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind21/25
Raw Score78/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
Adjusted Score74/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score74
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SW (220°)
- Direction range
- 170° - 250°
- Size range
- 0.8m - 3m
- Ideal size
- 2.5m
- Height multiplier
- 1.03×
- Ideal period
- 14s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- NE (45°)
- Offshore range
- 10° - 80°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid to high
- Optimal range
- 0.5m - 1.4m
- Danger below
- 0.2m
Water temp
26°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
8/10
Crowd level
2/10
Access: Paddle from shore through passage. 15 min drive from airport.
Best Season
Peak: Mar-Oct
Austral autumn/winter for SW groundswells from Southern Ocean.
Getting There
Airport
RARDrive time
15 minData quality
unverified