Cooks Cove Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.34° E

Cooks Cove Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cooks Cove Reefs sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Cooks Cove Reefs at 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
183
175
205
131
119
119
119
135
168
176
171
125
147
173
193
246
302
282
270
147
202
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:55PM1.58m
4:26AM1.50m
4:51PM1.56m
5:24AM1.53m
5:44PM1.55m
6:19AM1.56m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.37m
10:20AM0.43m
10:54PM0.35m
11:17AM0.41m
11:49PM0.33m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
18
16
16
16
16
17
20
22
25
24
19
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
13
15
16
16
17
21
20
25
23
18
16
17
16
18
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
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