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Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
16.8° C
 (Which is 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 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
2.1
ESE
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121213131312121212121214129141414149914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)448497505440590639649649567479463463479392293319671676667648549725615471
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
0.97
1:55AM
1.03
2:14AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.27
5:06PM
0.24
6:10PM
0.19
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset----8:53-------8:53-------8:52---
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161818181815161716192222191716151621242422181717
Feels °C (?)121412131411121212151717151312111318211918151515
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