Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
15.4°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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1943
1949
1987
2166
4228
5777
6981
7221
6710
6012
5292
4957
4455
4040
3761
3292
2946
2721
2184
1915
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM0.53m
2:46AM1.04m
12:52PM0.56m
3:16AM1.02m
12:59PM0.61m
Low Tide
7:12PM-0.01m
9:21AM0.46m
7:36PM-0.07m
9:36AM0.52m
8:03PM-0.09m
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
10
10
11
18
20
20
21
20
Feels °C
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
8
7
8
16
18
17
18
17
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