Cooks Cove Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.34° E

Cooks Cove Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cooks Cove Reefs sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

Cooks Cove Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cooks Cove Reefs today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cooks Cove Reefs at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Cooks Cove Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3061
1836
1144
664
669
430
584
988
755
1178
1675
2614
2293
2122
1866
1520
1318
1091
1080
926
786
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:39AM1.53m
00:03AM1.56m
12:34PM1.54m
00:57AM1.57m
1:34PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.40m
6:10AM0.31m
6:37PM0.44m
7:05AM0.34m
7:41PM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
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