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
2.6m
S(171°)
Score: 23/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
15km/h
E(100°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
27°C
0.6mm94%
Windswell Component
0.3mESE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.6mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
6:10 am
High tide - 0.76m
12:30 pm
Low tide - 0.53m
6:42 pm
High tide - 0.83m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
50
FairComponents
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size23/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score55/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score50/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score50
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°
- Best window
- morning
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