Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.2
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1025
929
799
688
760
528
1272
1399
1298
1124
1124
1131
1314
1413
1439
1439
1439
1087
896
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM0.61m
12:19PM0.58m
10:52AM0.56m
00:57AM0.58m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.25m
10:34AM0.58m
9:05PM0.38m
6:16PM0.41m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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2
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Temp °C
14
13
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
12
11
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
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