Coopers Beach Surf Break

Coopers Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 34.99° S 173.51° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coopers Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Coopers Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Coopers Beach Surf Guide

Coopers Beach in Northland is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the south southeast with some shelter here from southeast winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Crowds are never a problem here. Water quality is rather poor here.

Coopers Beach Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Coopers Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Coopers Beach occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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Coopers Beach Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 21:19 Local Time
SatSunday 21
9PM0AM3AM6AM
Wave (m)
0.7
NE
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
ENE
Period (s) 9 2 3 9
Wind (km/h)
5
10
10
10
Wind State glass cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on

Tides at Coopers Beach

Current tide and informaton
For Mangonui, New Zealand, 2 km from Coopers Beach.
Next High Water: 12:57am | 2.85m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 06:55am | 0.63m
IS AT (local time)

Coopers Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.6 °C) at Coopers Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Coopers Beach

Surf stats for Coopers Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Coopers Beach

Wind stats for Coopers Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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