Dredges surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 02 May 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dredges today?

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
11
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1285
1247
1069
984
905
919
852
852
852
933
1075
1255
2358
2380
1102
1839
879
890
1141
785
688
647
732
919
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
20
NW
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41PM0.56m
12:57PM0.95m
11:56PM0.56m
1:21PM0.98m
00:12AM0.56m
1:47PM0.99m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.12m
7:31PM0.37m
6:04AM0.07m
7:54PM0.38m
6:26AM0.04m
8:16PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:40
5:39
5:38
1
5
1
1
6
2
Temp °C
21
21
20
22
23
21
18
19
17
16
14
16
19
19
16
14
14
14
14
16
17
14
13
14
16
15
13
15
16
14
11
15
12
14
11
12
14
14
11
9
8
8
7
9
10
8
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
11
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
1285
1247
1069
984
905
919
852
852
852
933
1075
1255
2358
2380
926
1839
879
890
1141
785
688
442
732
919
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
E
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1.8
SW
13
0.1
S
10
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
19
18
10
10
5
1
1
1
3
24
81
2
2
1102
2
609
552
294
623
632
647
408
347
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
6
2
12
2
3
2
2
6
2
2
6
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.9
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
11
12
3
5
5
6
9
12
6
4
10
3
26
8
2
29
6
8
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
1
1
18
18
35
37
35
52
35
1
3
0
0
58
108
0
0
1
35
35
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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