Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 142.68° E

Childers Cove Mepunga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Childers Cove Mepunga sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

Childers Cove Mepunga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Childers Cove Mepunga today (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 9PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
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4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.5
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1261
1609
2450
4871
6397
6398
5678
5220
4645
4417
3953
3394
2765
2390
2095
2037
1648
1497
1452
1338
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:18AM0.82m
12:25PM0.84m
00:45AM0.94m
12:37PM0.82m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.34m
6:33AM0.30m
6:34PM0.27m
7:03AM0.31m
6:40PM0.18m
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Temp °C
12
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
15
16
17
16
Feels °C
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
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4
3
3
4
4
4
5
8
12
13
14
13
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