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Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 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 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 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313131716161616141414141416151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4185905731236128812491230123011299361573168516641532124810069929928107332721361436593278
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
0
S
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
20
W
15
SW
5
SW
0
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
0.75
2:22PM
1.18
12:49AM
0.79
2:57PM
1.12
1:11AM
0.82
3:33PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.52
6:54AM
-0.09
8:21PM
0.56
7:27AM
-0.11
8:38PM
0.60
8:01AM
-0.07
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414131315222223222019192023221614141312142019
Feels °C (?)141312121114222021181615151620191413141412141917
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