Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 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
16.4° 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 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (05 May)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SSW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1535
2653
2693
2490
1934
2751
3746
2883
2708
2506
2439
2534
3391
3208
4480
5605
6374
7369
7550
7972
8070
4812
10105
9053
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:33AM0.72m
2:01PM1.13m
00:56AM0.73m
2:31PM1.10m
1:18AM0.72m
3:04PM1.05m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.05m
8:22PM0.49m
7:12AM0.05m
8:45PM0.51m
7:38AM0.07m
9:12PM0.54m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:37
5:36
5:35
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
13
11
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
8
8
8
10
10
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
7
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SSW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.6
SW
17
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
1060
2693
2490
1934
2751
3746
2883
2708
2506
2439
2534
2618
256
256
216
514
609
503
497
1467
4812
10105
9053
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SW
8
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
215
470
952
411
54
47
118
118
117
166
259
3779
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
Energy kJ
22
22
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
1535
2653
3391
3208
4480
5605
6374
7369
7550
7972
8070
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
1
4
2
8
Distance (km)
113
131
91
91
91
91
17
17
34
40
40
40
105
91
91
331
460
608
584
584
432
584
616
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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