Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 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 10PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (07 May)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
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3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
14
3
SSW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9520
4935
11184
10743
10612
10808
11454
11491
11042
9860
8861
7867
7093
6271
5372
4414
3805
3210
2721
2278
2033
1707
1536
1471
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:04PM1.05m
1:38AM0.70m
3:38PM0.99m
1:50AM0.67m
4:16PM0.91m
1:41AM0.63m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.54m
8:04AM0.11m
9:44PM0.57m
8:29AM0.17m
10:26PM0.60m
8:51AM0.24m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
4
5
4
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
14
3
SSW
16
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
9520
3968
11042
9860
8861
7867
7093
6271
5372
4414
3805
3210
2721
2278
2033
1707
1536
1471
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
4935
11184
10743
10612
10808
11454
11491
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
8
1
1
5
4
1
1
3
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
610
608
131
608
608
641
641
460
460
584
131
131
91
114
91
91
91
91
91
91
91
91
91
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
6
4
5
4
4
5
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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