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Cooks Cove Reefs Surf Forecast
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Cooks Cove Reefs surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cooks Cove Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cooks Cove Reefs sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cooks Cove Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Cooks Cove Reefs at 2PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cooks Cove Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | |
72 | 72 | 124 | 125 | 64 | 42 | 55 | 69 | 106 | 202 | 301 | 293 | 253 | 277 | 444 | 641 | 3315 | 3369 | 2975 | 2483 | 2213 | 1767 | 1599 | 1496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.47m | 10:32PM1.54m | 10:39AM1.45m | 11:19PM1.52m | 11:22AM1.44m | 00:08AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.44m | 4:30AM0.51m | 4:36PM0.47m | 5:18AM0.53m | 5:21PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
 kJ | 98 | 94 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 38 | 69 | 130 | 641 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 2483 | 2213 | 1767 | 1599 | 1496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 11 | — | 2 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 36 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | E 9 | S 14 | — | S 20 | S 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 15 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 33 | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 7 | — | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 124 | 125 | 64 | 42 | 55 | 69 | 106 | 202 | 301 | 293 | 253 | 277 | 444 | 486 | 3315 | 3369 | 2975 | 173 | — | — | — | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 33 | 40 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
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