Childers Cove Mepunga Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 142.68° E

Childers Cove Mepunga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Childers Cove Mepunga sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
4
3
5
2
3
3
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2
0
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SSW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3242
3338
3434
3060
2763
2431
4764
4586
4110
4135
4215
5251
4862
3436
2937
2522
2008
1860
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM0.99m
2:10PM0.85m
3:58AM0.92m
2:13PM0.83m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.04m
8:55AM0.52m
8:47PM0.08m
9:09AM0.58m
9:10PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
8
13
17
20
17
14
15
15
14
15
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
6
7
5
3
4
8
12
16
13
8
8
8
9
11
12
14
16
15
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