Ootu Beach, AitutakiWhich Cook Islands beach is best right now? 4 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
Updated 10:02 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.
Mangaia
Dark there now. Best 9 am tomorrowRarotonga
Dark there now. Best 2 pm tomorrowRarotonga
Dark there now. Best 1 pm tomorrowIt is dark across Cook Islands right now: 0 of 4 scored beaches look good later, water is 23 to 25°C73 to 77°F. Read at 10:02 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.
The best hour left today is 6 pm (7.2); the weakest is 10 am (5.5).
The strongest stretch runs 3 pm to 7 pm.
Cook Islands tomorrow: the best hour is 4 pm (5.9) and the weakest is 8 am (4.6).
The strongest stretch runs 3 pm to 5 pm.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
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Mangaia
1.9 m6 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
Rarotonga
2.2 m7 ft waves, breezy and 24°C76°F water.
Rarotonga
2.4 m8 ft waves, breezy and 24°C76°F water.
Aitutaki
2.2 m7 ft waves, breezy and 25°C77°F water.
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It is dark in Rarotonga: 0 of 2 scored beaches look good later. Water is 24°C76°F. Matavera Beach is the calmest, with 20 km/h13 mph of wind and 2.2 m7 ft waves.
Dark now. 0 of 2 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Rarotonga
Dark there now. Best 2 pm tomorrow
Rarotonga
Dark there now. Best 1 pm tomorrow
It is dark in Aitutaki: 0 of 1 scored beach looks good later. Water is 25°C77°F.
Dark now. 0 of 1 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
5.0FairtomorrowAitutaki
Dark there now. Best 5 pm tomorrow
It is dark in Mangaia: 0 of 1 scored beach looks good later. Water is 23°C73°F.
Dark now. 0 of 1 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Mangaia
Dark there now. Best 9 am tomorrow
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Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
Araoa beach has the top Beach Score tomorrow: 6.5 Good, with 14 km/h (9 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
Sea water is 23 to 25°C (73 to 77°F) across the 4 scored beaches. The warmest is Ootu Beach, at 25°C (77°F).
Araoa beach has the smallest waves, at 1.9 m (6 ft) with 14 km/h (9 mph) of wind.
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.
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 6 pm, at 7.2 Great, and the strongest stretch runs 3 pm to 7 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
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All 4 beaches in our data for Cook Islands are scored live on this page.
Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.
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