Cook bay left, French Polynesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Papetoai, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MOZ (MOZ), 7 km.

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About Cook bay left

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces N (355°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (175°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Papetoai, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MOZ (MOZ), 7 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PPT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Cook bay left.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Papetoai, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MOZ (MOZ), 7 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cook bay left, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	3 ft11 shollow	238kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft13 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	487kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	764kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	751kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore	24°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	824kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	24°C
Mon 26Oct	53, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,048kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	63, good	8 ft12 scrumbling	1,640kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 45 min by road. About 20h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Cook bay left
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Cook bay left
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Cook bay left
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Cook bay left
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Cook bay left
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 45 min by road. About 20h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,645 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to PPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£535–£1,110
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£45–£75
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£835–£1,645

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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