Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 05:52 AM and sunset is at 07:16 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:12AM0.46m
7:24PM0.63m
7:49AM0.47m
8:00PM0.65m
8:27AM0.48m
8:36PM0.66m
9:05AM0.48m
9:14PM0.66m
9:44AM0.48m
9:53PM0.65m
10:25AM0.48m
10:34PM0.63m
11:09AM0.48m
11:19PM0.61m
11:56AM0.49m
00:09AM0.58m
12:48PM0.50m
1:05AM0.55m
1:45PM0.52m
2:06AM0.53m
2:45PM0.56m
3:11AM0.52m
3:47PM0.61m
4:16AM0.53m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.13m
1:39AM0.07m
1:29PM0.13m
2:15AM0.06m
2:04PM0.13m
2:52AM0.05m
2:39PM0.13m
3:28AM0.05m
3:16PM0.14m
4:05AM0.06m
3:56PM0.15m
4:45AM0.07m
4:40PM0.16m
5:28AM0.09m
5:32PM0.16m
6:16AM0.10m
6:32PM0.17m
7:09AM0.10m
7:39PM0.16m
8:08AM0.10m
8:50PM0.12m
9:09AM0.09m
9:58PM0.07m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2
SSW
12
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
NNW
13
2.2
NW
13
2
NNW
12
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
WNW
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
SSW
12
2.1
S
11
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
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rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
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cloud
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mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
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cloudy
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risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
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rain shwrs
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clear
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clear
rain shwrs
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clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod rain
light rain
 km/h
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
 mm 
2
1
1
4
2
1
8
3
2
4
2
3
2
1
3
1
1
2
7
5
max°C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Moonrise
3:53
4:37
5:27
6:20
7:15
8:11
9:08
10:03
10:57
11:52
12:48
1:47
Moonset
5:44
6:39
7:31
8:21
9:08
9:49
10:28
11:03
11:38
12:12
12:48
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
Sunset
7:16
7:17
7:17
7:19
7:19
7:20
7:20
7:21
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:22
Today's sea temperature in Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands is
26.2° C
(Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 26.0 max: 28.1 min: 24.7°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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