Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 142.68° E

Childers Cove Mepunga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Childers Cove Mepunga sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 7PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
3
!
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2919
2650
2796
2831
2643
2610
2578
2796
2905
2687
2653
2140
1915
3385
4493
3184
2531
1773
2719
3017
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59PM0.62m
12:14PM0.75m
00:34AM0.78m
12:28PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.49m
6:09AM0.42m
6:39PM0.40m
6:55AM0.38m
6:42PM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:38
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7:39
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Temp °C
21
22
19
16
14
15
16
21
23
23
18
18
15
12
11
15
17
15
15
14
Feels °C
17
18
16
12
9
8
9
15
19
19
12
14
10
8
6
9
13
9
11
10
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