Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 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 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (04 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
11
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.2
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
866
757
795
1352
1672
1807
1672
1534
2777
2449
2149
2751
3746
3066
2883
2506
2439
2534
3216
3874
3824
5606
5733
5931
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:33PM1.14m
00:33AM0.72m
2:01PM1.13m
00:56AM0.73m
2:31PM1.10m
1:18AM0.72m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.07m
8:00PM0.47m
6:45AM0.05m
8:22PM0.49m
7:12AM0.05m
8:45PM0.51m
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
13
11
10
10
10
8
8
10
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
7
4
0
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
0.6
S
17
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
Energy kJ
866
757
795
679
921
981
981
1534
215
2449
2149
2751
3746
3066
2883
2506
2439
2534
2448
3059
256
216
514
609
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1
S
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.8
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
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
396
680
649
2
2
569
952
443
54
49
118
118
117
166
259
256
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
Energy kJ
120
2
2
22
22
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3
SW
12
0.8
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
18
39
33
1352
1672
1807
1672
1146
2777
21
74
3216
3874
3824
5606
5733
5931
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
34
115
374
291
374
113
113
145
91
91
91
40
17
17
34
40
40
21
105
91
145
374
460
608
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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