Dredges surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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Dredges surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dredges sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dredges today?

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 9AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1543
1315
1111
822
662
447
961
933
841
878
1261
1367
1198
2383
2157
2032
1791
1619
1510
1474
1387
1302
1188
1302
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
5
SW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
WSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:51AM0.70m
4:19PM0.76m
1:01AM0.69m
5:05PM0.67m
00:45AM0.65m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.01m
9:10PM0.62m
8:54AM0.12m
9:06PM0.62m
9:07AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:51
5:50
5:47
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
23
23
22
21
21
19
18
20
25
26
24
21
20
18
17
18
19
18
16
15
16
15
14
12
18
19
18
16
16
13
13
14
19
20
19
19
17
15
13
15
17
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1543
1315
1111
822
662
447
961
933
841
878
1261
1367
1198
2383
2157
2032
1791
1619
1510
1474
1387
1302
1188
1302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.8
SW
14
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SW
19
1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
10
9
9
2
277
45
69
149
184
594
886
161
5
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
18
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.4
N
3
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
5
4
2
2
5
7
1
13
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
24
145
76
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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