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Cooper's beach
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
35Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 8 s
Mon 2 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 173kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 288kJ
- Wind
- WNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 74kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 171, good
- Mon 238, poor
- Tue 337, too small
- Wed 428, too small
- Thu 531, poor
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 70, too big
- Sun 863, good
- Mon 980, good
- Tue 1045, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 1–6 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 71, good | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 38, poor | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 37, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 28, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 31, poor | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 5 ft6 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 173kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too big | 5 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 288kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 63, good | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 74kJ | wind from the west, 6 knots | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 80, good | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the north-east, 0 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 45, fair | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 12°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:26 −0.4 mHigh 11:53 +0.6 mLow 18:26 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:40 +0.4 mLow 06:42 −0.4 mHigh 13:02 +0.6 mLow 19:31 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:49 +0.5 mLow 07:56 −0.4 mHigh 14:08 +0.5 mLow 20:31 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cooper's beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (155°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (335°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 86). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Southampton, 2.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,110–US$1,970 each
about US$1,110–US$1,970 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HVN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$335 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,110–US$1,970 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
5 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Southampton its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Hampton Bays on Booking.com
16 min by car · 9 places to stay
- Beds in Bridgehampton on Booking.com
21 min by car · 3 places to stay
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 35m
About 5h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HVN, direct, then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → HVN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.