Cooks Beach
California · United States
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Cooks Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.9°C (55.2°F) on average
Jan
11.5°C
52.7°F · 10.1–12.8°C
Feb
11.3°C
52.3°F · 8.7–13.6°C
Mar
11°C
51.8°F · 9.1–13.5°C
Apr
10.7°C
51.3°F · 9.2–12.2°C
May
10.8°C
51.4°F · 9–13.4°C
Jun
11.2°C
52.2°F · 9.1–12.5°C
Jul
11.7°C
53.1°F · 9.1–15°C
Aug
12.1°C
53.8°F · 10.5–14.9°C
Sep
12.9°C
55.2°F · 10.9–16.6°C
Oct
12.7°C
54.9°F · 9.9–15.5°C
Nov
12.8°C
55°F · 11.3–16.3°C
Dec
12.1°C
53.8°F · 10.2–15.6°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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