Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Childers Cove Mepunga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Childers Cove Mepunga sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Childers Cove Mepunga today?

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (06 May)15ft (4.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Childers Cove Mepunga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
13
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2439
2534
2618
1235
3433
6185
7152
7977
8760
9102
9360
10719
10012
9299
9115
8994
8999
8896
9471
8408
7730
7156
6705
5914
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:31PM1.10m
1:18AM0.72m
3:04PM1.05m
1:38AM0.70m
3:38PM0.99m
1:50AM0.67m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.05m
8:45PM0.51m
7:38AM0.07m
9:12PM0.54m
8:04AM0.11m
9:44PM0.57m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
10
10
10
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2439
2534
2618
1235
256
216
508
609
553
252
9360
10719
10012
9299
8896
8485
8408
7730
7156
6705
5914
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
117
166
259
256
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
6
2.5
WSW
8
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
Energy kJ
193
1018
3433
6185
7152
7977
8760
9102
9115
8994
8999
9471
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
5
1
1
4
5
6
6
2
5
5
1
5
Distance (km)
91
40
105
113
374
470
616
460
432
352
584
584
131
608
608
641
131
131
131
610
131
131
331
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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