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Level 5/10
Rutaki Passage
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
🪸Sharp reef
Rutaki Passage is an exposed reef break on Rarotonga's west coast that has quite reliable surf. An awesome left-hander that is often hollow, best at mid-to-high tide with NE winds and SW swell. Less intense than Avaavaroa, making it a solid intermediate-level option on the island.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
2.6m
S(171°)
Score: 16/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
17km/h
E(99°)
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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Swell
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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
34
PoorComponents
Swell Direction2/25
Swell Size16/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score44/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score34/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score34
Location & Conditions
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Swell
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SW (225°)
- Direction range
- 180° - 260°
- Size range
- 0.6m - 2.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.0m
- Height multiplier
- 1.03×
- Ideal period
- 13s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- NE (45°)
- Offshore range
- 10° - 80°
- Best window
- morning
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid to high
- Optimal range
- 0.5m - 1.6m
Water temp
26°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
2/10
Access: Shore access. 7km from airport.
Best Season
Peak: Mar-Oct
Autumn-winter for consistent SW groundswells.
Getting There
Airport
RARDrive time
15 minData quality
unverified