Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 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
16.1° 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 9PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (06 May)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
13
4
SW
10
5
SW
11
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2618
1235
3321
6078
7341
8416
8760
9381
9223
11529
10361
9554
8994
9432
9471
10125
9971
8725
8220
7867
7093
6124
5553
4642
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:31PM1.10m
1:18AM0.72m
3:04PM1.05m
1:38AM0.70m
3:38PM0.99m
1:50AM0.67m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.51m
7:38AM0.07m
9:12PM0.54m
8:04AM0.11m
9:44PM0.57m
8:29AM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
4
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
5
4
5
6
6
8
8
9
9
8
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
5
SW
14
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2618
1235
256
216
508
603
553
209
9223
4450
10361
9208
8999
8725
8220
7867
7093
6124
5553
4642
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
259
256
4004
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
6
2.5
SW
8
4
SW
10
5
SW
11
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
Energy kJ
114
958
3321
6078
7341
8416
8760
9381
11529
9554
8994
9432
9471
10125
9971
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
4
7
1
1
4
5
6
2
2
3
1
1
5
4
4
Distance (km)
105
113
374
534
584
460
432
352
584
584
131
608
608
641
145
131
722
610
584
331
331
91
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
7
7
5
5
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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