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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
53
Fair
3.3m
@16s
28km/h
Mon
22
47
Fair
2.3m
@14s
36km/h
Tue
23
66
Good
2.0m
@13s
13km/h
Wed
24
43
Poor
2.5m
@16s
17km/h
Thu
25
47
Fair
3.2m
@15s
24km/h
Fri
26
39
Poor
2.1m
@13s
28km/h
Sat
27
21
Poor
1.6m
@12s
20km/h
Sun
28
40
Poor
1.7m
@13s
12km/h
Mon
29
78
Good
1.6m
@16s
11km/h
Tue
30
53
Fair
1.9m
@16s
29km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Groomed
Clean faces from offshore winds
Swell
3.3m
SSW(198°)
Score: 5/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
28km/h
ENE(78°)
Score: 6/25
Weather
23°C
5.1mm100%
Windswell Component
0.2mENE@2s
Secondary Swell
1.6mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 24 km/h E|PM: 32 km/h NE
24 km/h vs 32 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:03 am
High tide - 1.00m
8:20 am
Low tide - 0.40m
2:22 pm
High tide - 0.99m
8:37 pm
Low tide - 0.42m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

53
Fair
Components
Swell Direction10/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind6/25
Raw Score44/100
Adjustments
✨ Wind History+6
🌊 Tide+3
Adjusted Score53/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score53
✨ Groomed🌊 Mostly in the tide window
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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°

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
RAR
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
unverified

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