Childers Cove Mepunga Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 142.68° E

Childers Cove Mepunga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Childers Cove Mepunga sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 11AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
18
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
521
653
644
967
1611
1519
1482
2741
2897
3493
3539
3152
2717
2391
4066
3927
3154
3039
2668
2601
2721
2626
2457
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM0.86m
2:54PM0.85m
5:02AM0.85m
2:39PM0.84m
6:12AM0.82m
2:13PM0.87m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.52m
9:41PM0.11m
9:39AM0.63m
10:07PM0.08m
9:44AM0.74m
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light rain
light rain
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7:26
7:24
7:24
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5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
9
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
6
4
5
7
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
11
11
10
6
6
5
6
6
8
5
4
3
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