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Cooks Cove Reefs Surf Photo: 'Cooks Cove from Tolaga Wharf' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.34° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cooks Cove Reefs sea temperature is

14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	E	SSW	N
	8 s	cross	7 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	E	S	N
	8 s	cross	7 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	E	E	S
	8 s	cross- off	7 s	7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	E	E	S
	8 s	cross	7 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE		E	S
	8 s	cross		7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE		E	S
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	E	E	S
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	E	E	S
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE		E	S
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE		E	S
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S		E	S
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S		E	S
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S		E	S
	8 s	off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S		E	S
	8 s	off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S		E	S
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE		E	S
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE		E	S
	8 s	cross- off		7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cooks Cove Reefs around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 37 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.0 ft). Range 1.83m (6.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Cooks Cove Reefs Surf Photo: 'Cooks Cove from Tolaga Wharf' by Rob Davies

Get to the reefs via boat from Tolaga Bay, or a long and hilly walk. A good option when the wind is in a southerly quarter and Gisborne breaks are blown out.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:28 pm 28 Jan 2013