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Abudefduf sordidus Blackspot SergeantBlue Lagoon, Cook Shire

Cook Shire beaches

Which Cook Shire beach is best right now? 20 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

  • Beaches20
  • Good now18 of 20
  • Water27 to 30°C80 to 85°F
  • Best nowPear Hd
    9.6Excellent

Updated 4:19 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

Ranked by live Beach Score right now, then by the best stretch ahead.

  1. 19.6Excellent

    Pear Hd

    Cook Shire

    Good stretch until sunset, 6:32 pm
    Air
    30°C86°F
    Water
    30°C85°F
    Wind
    14 km/h9 mph
    Waves
    0.2 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 8 am, 10.0
  2. 29.6Excellent

    Pear Hd (S 1)

    Cook Shire

    Good stretch until sunset, 6:32 pm
    Air
    30°C86°F
    Water
    30°C85°F
    Wind
    14 km/h9 mph
    Waves
    0.2 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 8 am, 10.0
  3. 39.6Excellent

    Pear Hd (S 2)

    Cook Shire

    Good stretch until sunset, 6:32 pm
    Air
    30°C86°F
    Water
    30°C85°F
    Wind
    14 km/h9 mph
    Waves
    0.2 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 8 am, 10.0

Cook Shire today

A good day for the beach across Cook Shire: 18 of 20 scored beaches are good right now, best in Western Cook Shire, water is 27 to 30°C80 to 85°F, and wind averages 16 km/h10 mph (gentle breeze). Read at 4:19 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.

Better right now

Western Cook Shire

3 of 3 beaches scored, 3 good now

9.6ExcellentAverage Beach ScoreBest: Pear Hd, 9.6
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
14 km/h9 mph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft

Eastern Cook Shire

17 of 17 beaches scored, 15 good now

8.1GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Quintel Beach, 9.3
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
16 km/h10 mph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
  • Warmest water

    30°C85°F

    Pear Hd

    Cook Shire. 1.6°2.9° above the Cook Shire average. Score 9.6 Excellent.

  • Calmest sea

    0.2 m<1 ft waves

    Pear Hd

    Cook Shire. Wind 14 km/h9 mph. Level with 2 other beaches.

Best hours

Cook Shire averages 8.3 Great this hour. The best hour today is 6 am (9.2); the weakest is 12 pm (7.6).

The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 12 pm.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All Cook Shire beaches

Every Cook Shire beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.

20 beaches listed · 20 of 20 scored live

  1. Pear Hd

    Cook Shire

    9.6Excellent

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 30°C85°F water.

    • Water30°C85°F
    • Air30°C86°F
    • Wind14 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.2 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  2. Pear Hd (S 1)

    Cook Shire

    9.6Excellent

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 30°C85°F water.

    • Water30°C85°F
    • Air30°C86°F
    • Wind14 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.2 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  3. Pear Hd (S 2)

    Cook Shire

    9.6Excellent

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 30°C85°F water.

    • Water30°C85°F
    • Air30°C86°F
    • Wind14 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.2 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  4. Quintel Beach

    Cook Shire

    9.3Excellent

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C82°F water.

    • Water28°C82°F
    • Air28°C83°F
    • Wind13 km/h8 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  5. Abudefduf sordidus Blackspot Sergeant

    Blue Lagoon

    Cook Shire

    9.0Excellent

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 27°C80°F water.

    • Water27°C80°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind15 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  6. male Double-eyed Fig-Parrot ( Cyclopsitta diophthalma ) race marshalli Portland Roads, Cape York, N Queensland, Australia

    Portland Roads

    Cook Shire

    8.4Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C82°F water.

    • Water28°C82°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind15 km/h10 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  7. Fuscous Swallowtail at Portland Roads, Cape York, North Queensland, Australia.
    8.4Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C82°F water.

    • Water28°C82°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind15 km/h10 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  8. Fuscous swallowtail portland08
    8.4Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C82°F water.

    • Water28°C82°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind15 km/h10 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  9. Pascoe R (N 1)

    Cook Shire

    8.3Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 27°C81°F water.

    • Water27°C81°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind15 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  10. Pascoe R (N 3)

    Cook Shire

    8.3Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 27°C81°F water.

    • Water27°C81°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind15 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  11. Pascoe R (S 1)

    Cook Shire

    8.3Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C82°F water.

    • Water28°C82°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind15 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  12. Pascoe R (S 2)

    Cook Shire

    8.3Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C82°F water.

    • Water28°C82°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind15 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  13. Pascoe R (S 3)

    Cook Shire

    8.3Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C82°F water.

    • Water28°C82°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind15 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  14. Pigeon Is (S)

    Cook Shire

    8.3Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C82°F water.

    • Water28°C82°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind15 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  15. Combe Pt

    Cook Shire

    8.2Great

    Flat water, breezy and 27°C81°F water.

    • Water27°C81°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind26 km/h16 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  16. Combe Pt (E)

    Cook Shire

    8.2Great

    Flat water, breezy and 27°C81°F water.

    • Water27°C81°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind26 km/h16 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  17. Combe Pt (W)

    Cook Shire

    8.2Great

    Flat water, breezy and 27°C81°F water.

    • Water27°C81°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind26 km/h16 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  18. Campbell Pt (3)

    Cook Shire

    8.0Great

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 28°C83°F water.

    • Water28°C83°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind13 km/h8 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  19. Elim (W)

    Cook Shire

    6.4Good

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 27°C80°F water.

    • Water27°C80°F
    • Air28°C82°F
    • Wind14 km/h9 mph
    • Waves0.3 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 6 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  20. Whalebone Beach

    Cook Shire

    5.4Fair

    Flat water, light wind and 27°C81°F water.

    • Water27°C81°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind9 km/h6 mph
    • Waves0.3 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 6 pm to 7 pm
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Cook Shire beaches with live score pins

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Cook Shire beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Cook Shire right now?

Pear Hd has the top Beach Score right now: 9.6 Excellent, with 14 km/h (9 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Cook Shire today?

Sea water is 27 to 30°C (80 to 85°F) across the 20 scored beaches. The warmest is Pear Hd, at 30°C (85°F).

Where is the sea calmest in Cook Shire right now?

Pear Hd has the smallest waves, at 0.2 m (<1 ft) with 14 km/h (9 mph) of wind. 2 other beaches are level with it.

Which Cook Shire beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Cook Shire today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 6 am, at 9.2 Excellent, and the strongest stretch runs 6 am to 12 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in Cook Shire?

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How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Cook Shire?

All 20 beaches in our data for Cook Shire are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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