Cook Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Cook Bay in Moorea is an exposed reef break that usually has waves. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the south with some shelter here from southeast winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. Both right (best) and left reef breaks.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rocks, fire coral and sharks.

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Overall Cook Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cook Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Papetoai	4 mi
Second closest break	Club Med	4 mi
Third closest break	Hauru Point	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Temae	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Haapiti	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cook Bay:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	2438 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	2620 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	2834 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	2835 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	2937 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cook Bay:
Closest tide station	Fare Ute Point, Papeete Harbor, Tahiti	16 mi
Second closest tide station	Mataiva, Tahiti	19 mi
Third closest tide station	Rahiroa (Rangiroa) Island	222 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tubuai Island	408 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hao (Bow or La Harpe) Island	582 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cook Bay:
Closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	2563 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	2565 mi
Third closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	2569 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	2638 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	2774 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cook Bay:
Closest city location	Teavaro (French Polynesia)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Papetoai (French Polynesia)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Afareaitu (French Polynesia)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Haapiti (French Polynesia)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Faaa (French Polynesia)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cook Bay is Temae (Moorea) Airport (MOZ) in French Polynesia, which is 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cook Bay is Huahine Airport (HUH), also in French Polynesia, 157 km (98 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Uturoa (Raiatea Island) Airport (RFP), also in French Polynesia, 196 km (122 miles) away.