Dredges Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
4
5
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2
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
2362
3594
4007
1882
3695
3680
3495
6711
6921
8008
7743
8766
9133
7672
7567
7327
6847
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:46AM0.71m
2:22PM0.74m
5:45AM0.64m
1:57PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.07m
9:23AM0.55m
9:53PM0.11m
8:47AM0.61m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
 mm
5
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
4
4
7
6
7
8
7
8
6
4
4
6
7
8
8
8
8
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