Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 142.68° E

Childers Cove Mepunga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Childers Cove Mepunga sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.7° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)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 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
3
5
4
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4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
2
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
864
961
1006
821
2758
4103
4005
5058
6115
6043
5311
4471
4218
3539
2999
2491
2326
2714
5366
4493
4493
4539
4938
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
WNW
15
WSW
5
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM0.71m
12:27PM0.70m
11:35AM0.72m
1:31AM0.56m
11:46AM0.72m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.70m
9:58PM0.41m
7:16PM0.46m
5:33AM0.51m
6:34PM0.42m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
18
26
29
29
27
23
23
22
20
26
26
16
14
14
Feels °C
15
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
22
25
26
25
20
19
18
15
22
23
14
14
13
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