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Cooks Cove Reefs surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 May 2025 NZST
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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
17.6° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.6
S
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.3
NNE
2
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.4
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)820887814131313121212121212111111111113131412141313101011111111101010101010101010151414136666778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)82296114114108114423824875862784657636547464389363292287233233115512281261405725498395989620219114914613813112898969469464654138104951062912531709668981037647543945
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
20
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossononcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
1.53
6:39AM
1.48
7:17PM
1.56
7:20AM
1.49
7:54PM
1.58
8:02AM
1.49
8:32PM
1.58
8:44AM
1.50
9:11PM
1.57
9:25AM
1.51
9:55PM
1.56
10:04AM
1.51
10:42PM
1.55
10:46AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.35
12:25AM
0.46
12:45PM
0.35
1:06AM
0.46
1:22PM
0.35
1:47AM
0.45
1:59PM
0.37
2:27AM
0.45
2:39PM
0.39
3:09AM
0.46
3:20PM
0.40
3:52AM
0.48
4:03PM
0.41
4:39AM
0.49
4:48PM
0.41
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset--5:07-------5:06-------5:05-------5:04-------5:04-------5:02-------5:01-------5:00-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131515141312121113171714131312121415151414141313151819151414141315191916151514141619201614131213161917181717161514121110
Feels °C (?)12141413111010911151612111199111313131211101013161813111112111318181513131212141719151211910121512121516161410631
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. Sunday was just as this website forecast. A lovely sunny day with offshore winds srong enough to add some bump around noon before going very light south late afternoon. Just 4 longboarders left out by high tide and only about shoulder high by then.

    Tuahuru Reefs, 87 km away
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