Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Childers Cove Mepunga today?

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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 Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
2
3
1
1
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
3
W
9
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
852
852
852
933
1083
1139
1516
1848
1053
976
1194
914
1124
680
700
736
1197
3765
2762
1999
2764
2373
2113
2751
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:45PM0.69m
1:05PM1.12m
00:09AM0.70m
1:33PM1.14m
00:33AM0.72m
2:01PM1.13m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.45m
5:55AM0.11m
7:39PM0.45m
6:19AM0.07m
8:00PM0.47m
6:45AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:38
5:37
5:37
2
5
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
18
17
14
14
19
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
13
14
12
12
14
13
12
11
9
9
8
9
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
852
852
852
933
1083
1139
1516
1848
1053
976
1194
914
1124
661
450
736
828
607
1014
998
297
2373
2113
2751
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
W
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
1
S
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.8
SW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
5
40
3
2
833
763
517
744
294
680
700
2
1
576
1104
516
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.2
SSW
23
Energy kJ
1
3
5
2
2
3
2
8
2
2
2
7
1
22
21
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
W
8
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
1
N
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
1.8
W
10
3
W
9
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
SW
12
2.3
WSW
8
2.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
9
6
6
5
48
5
3
49
18
25
21
640
1197
3765
2762
1999
2764
632
680
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
2
2
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
34
0
104
34
0
0
17
40
17
17
17
17
34
104
104
105
374
317
315
113
91
91
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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