Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Childers Cove Mepunga today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Childers Cove Mepunga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
3330 | 2830 | 2562 | 2010 | 1736 | 1147 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 543 | 503 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44AM0.94m | 2:20PM0.94m | 3:23AM0.94m | 2:36PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.13m | 8:28AM0.35m | 8:44PM0.09m | 8:54AM0.44m | 9:08PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 |
3330 | 2830 | 2562 | 2010 | 1736 | 1147 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 247 | 466 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | ESE 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 20 |
183 | 37 | 57 | 531 | 427 | 781 | 418 | 667 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 543 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | SW 21 | — |
121 | 56 | — | 38 | 46 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 67 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
42 | — | 30 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 470 | 503 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 72 | 115 | 96 | 105 | 40 | 21 |
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