Childers Cove Mepunga Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 142.68° E

Childers Cove Mepunga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Childers Cove Mepunga sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 3PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). 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 (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
0
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.8
W
9
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
13
2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
677
631
674
631
543
536
544
850
692
1400
1259
555
632
1581
2931
1787
1882
3553
3773
3361
2760
5340
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:36PM0.92m
4:00AM0.91m
2:47PM0.89m
4:41AM0.86m
2:50PM0.86m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.44m
9:08PM0.07m
9:16AM0.52m
9:33PM0.09m
9:32AM0.60m
9:57PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
15
13
13
11
10
11
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
11
10
10
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
6
6
9
9
8
8
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