Cooks Cove Reefs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.34° E

Cooks Cove Reefs WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cooks Cove Reefs sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.8° 

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


Cooks Cove Reefs surf forecast from 26 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 31 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 31 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period, S swell with 1,530 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 27 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cooks Cove Reefs this week:

The surf forecast for Cooks Cove Reefs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cooks Cove Reefs in the next 16 days are 2.3m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Friday (Oct 30) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Tue 27th Oct)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s
Best Surf 4PM (Sat 31st Oct)6.5ft (2.0m) 12s
Most Powerful10PM (Sat 31st Oct)7.5ft (2.3m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cooks Cove Reefs over the next 16 days.


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