Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 2PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
3
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2202
2037
1648
1622
1573
1383
1405
2815
2900
2716
2486
2391
2299
1980
1980
2070
1554
2535
2503
2413
2383
2418
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:56PM0.70m
1:29AM0.91m
12:59PM0.66m
1:56AM0.96m
12:59PM0.65m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.24m
6:54PM0.15m
7:44AM0.29m
7:03PM0.08m
8:09AM0.35m
7:17PM0.01m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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6:07
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6:31
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Temp °C
7
9
11
12
13
12
12
13
15
17
22
22
22
24
22
19
17
17
22
17
15
14
Feels °C
3
6
7
8
9
8
8
10
12
11
18
17
16
17
19
17
15
15
20
15
15
14
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