Cooks Beach
Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C61°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 2113 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Cooks Beach
Cooks Beach is a village in the Waikato Region of New Zealand. It has a sandy surface and is 2531 meters long. The nearest airport is Whitianga Airport, located 5 kilometers away.
Cooks Beach (Pukaki) is a town on a three-kilometre white-sand beach on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. To its north is Cooks Bay, and beyond that is Mercury Bay. To the east is the locality of Hahei and the tourist attraction of Cathedral Cove. Roads to the south connect to SH 25. On the northwest, Shakespeare Cliff is a scenic reserve with a lookout point.
Source: Cooks Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms220 m730 ft away
- Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi
- Playground220 m730 ft away
- Boat ramp180 m570 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 350 m0.2 miCooks Beach (village)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)
Nearby places
- The VesselFood and drink390 m0.2 mi
- The Frying ScotsmanFish and chips390 m0.2 mi
- Go VinoTapas390 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Lonely bay beach1.2 km0.8 mi north-west away7.9 Great
- Buffalo Beach3.6 km2.2 mi west away7.9 Great
- Mautohe Cathedral Cove4.3 km2.7 mi east away7.9 Great
- Mares Leg Cove4.4 km2.7 mi east away7.9 Great
- Wharekaho Beach4.5 km2.8 mi north away8.0 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
- Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 95%
- Wed7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 20%
- Thu6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 41%