Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.9° 

Dredges surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dredges today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 7AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Dredges. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7187
5423
6552
6797
6206
6895
6185
5641
5755
6060
5212
3548
7453
8819
7783
7093
7081
6611
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:54AM0.91m
1:19PM0.64m
2:19AM0.97m
1:31PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.15m
8:12AM0.31m
7:24PM0.08m
8:36AM0.33m
7:42PM0.03m
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Temp °C
23
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
19
15
12
11
10
6
5
6
6
5
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
5
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