Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
860
724
864
961
1006
821
2758
4103
4005
5058
6115
6043
5311
4471
4218
3493
3152
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
S
10
S
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:02PM0.68m
3:05AM0.47m
12:12PM0.70m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.27m
8:25PM0.33m
4:45AM0.47m
7:26PM0.34m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
14
15
15
16
18
26
29
29
26
23
Feels °C
12
14
14
15
15
15
14
16
12
13
14
15
14
21
25
26
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20
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