Childers Cove Mepunga surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 02 May 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
1 PM
4 PM
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
2.2
W
11
3
W
10
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
905
919
852
852
852
933
990
1139
1516
2182
1197
1949
1146
1699
1165
757
649
1069
1928
3580
2469
2066
1817
2546
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:45PM0.69m
1:05PM1.12m
00:09AM0.70m
1:33PM1.14m
00:33AM0.72m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.45m
5:55AM0.11m
7:39PM0.45m
6:19AM0.07m
8:00PM0.47m
6:45AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
1
4
8
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
19
20
17
16
14
15
19
18
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
18
17
13
15
13
15
13
12
14
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.7
SW
12
0.1
E
10
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
905
919
852
852
852
933
990
1139
1516
2182
918
1949
1146
1699
1165
757
637
1069
892
2
932
1028
876
465
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1.8
SW
13
0.1
S
10
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.5
S
18
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
10
6
1
1
1
5
17
57
3
2
1197
2
609
418
294
680
649
689
158
596
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
5
5
22
2
2
2
10
8
6
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.8
WNW
5
1.1
NW
8
0.4
NW
3
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
3
W
10
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
SW
11
Energy kJ
8
6
9
9
8
3
37
154
3
12
59
18
28
22
13
1928
3580
2469
2066
1817
2546
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
34
34
72
34
72
0
0
17
17
34
17
17
17
17
40
40
104
105
374
317
315
317
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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