Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.50° S 142.68° E

Childers Cove Mepunga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Childers Cove Mepunga sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Childers Cove Mepunga at 1PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
3
4
1
2
0
0
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
10
3
W
11
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3874
3424
2919
2650
2796
2831
2831
2610
2578
2796
2726
2839
2513
2140
1915
3183
3029
1558
2531
979
2038
2739
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:15PM0.74m
11:59PM0.62m
12:14PM0.75m
00:34AM0.78m
12:28PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.49m
6:09AM0.42m
6:39PM0.40m
6:55AM0.38m
6:42PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:54
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7:38
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7:39
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2
1
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Temp °C
8
16
21
22
19
16
15
15
16
21
24
23
18
16
15
11
11
15
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
4
12
17
18
16
12
10
8
9
14
18
20
13
13
11
7
7
10
13
11
11
11
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