Dredges Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far West of Victoria, Australia)

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Dredges Surf Guide

Dredges in Far West Coast is an exposed river break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year.. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The river breaks offer left-handers. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks, pollution and sharks.

Dredges Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	3	fairly consistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dredges:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dredges occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Dredges (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Dredges with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in July while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

54%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Dredges Location Map

Interactive Dredges surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Dredges is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, which is 176 km (109 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Dredges is Melbourne International Airport (MEL), also in Australia, 220 km (137 miles) away.

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Dredges Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 13:23 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	SW	SSW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	16	16	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Dredges

Current tide and informaton

For Warrnambool, 4 km from Dredges.

Next High Water: 02:14pm | 0.97m

Next Low Water: 08:39pm | 0.43m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Dredges Sea Temperature

The Dredges water temperature is rather cool (16.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.