Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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3
2
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1004
1273
1220
1197
984
1609
2450
4871
6086
6398
5882
5140
4645
4181
3869
3195
2883
2390
2202
1895
1648
1575
1452
1317
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM0.63m
12:42PM0.79m
00:43AM0.74m
12:50PM0.75m
1:05AM0.83m
12:56PM0.70m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.23m
6:51PM0.28m
6:47AM0.23m
6:49PM0.22m
7:17AM0.24m
6:54PM0.15m
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Temp °C
12
11
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12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
10
15
14
17
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Feels °C
10
8
7
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
6
14
12
15
14
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