Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:
Dredges surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dredges. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 645 | 634 | 695 | 645 | 658 | 1787 | 1438 | 1395 | 1103 | 838 | 703 | 2197 | 5432 | 8217 | 10857 | 11489 | 10482 | 8483 | 7851 | 6417 | 6247 | 7186 | 5794 | 5368 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03AM 0.72 | 6:13PM 0.51 | 5:02AM 0.67 | 3:55AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:15PM 0.35 | 10:10PM 0.46 | 1:10PM 0.31 | 2:14PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - |
 |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dredges surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest