Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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
16.1° 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 6AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)18ft (5.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (07 May)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
11
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3662
6434
7976
8662
9354
9520
9379
11079
10361
9428
9559
10052
9746
10074
9647
9382
8861
7867
7394
6405
5633
4642
3902
3210
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:18AM0.72m
3:04PM1.05m
1:38AM0.70m
3:38PM0.99m
1:50AM0.67m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.51m
7:38AM0.07m
9:12PM0.54m
8:04AM0.11m
9:44PM0.57m
8:29AM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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5:35
5:34
5:32
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
8
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
256
216
508
609
553
307
9379
4782
10361
10074
9647
9382
8861
7867
7394
6405
5633
4642
3902
3210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
3968
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
11
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
Energy kJ
3662
6434
7976
8662
9354
9520
11079
9428
9559
10052
9746
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
2
7
1
1
3
3
6
2
3
5
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
374
470
584
460
352
352
584
616
131
608
608
584
584
145
610
584
131
584
145
113
91
91
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
7
4
5
4
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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