Dredges surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dredges today?

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
2.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
604
820
1253
2454
2494
2345
2174
1543
1315
1025
822
662
447
947
933
905
966
1452
1502
1632
1684
1135
1942
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
0
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
N
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
00:36AM0.69m
3:42PM0.86m
00:51AM0.70m
4:19PM0.76m
1:01AM0.69m
5:05PM0.67m
Low Tide
7:57AM-0.07m
9:03PM0.61m
8:27AM0.01m
9:10PM0.62m
8:54AM0.12m
9:06PM0.62m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:52
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
25
26
24
23
21
20
19
18
23
24
23
22
22
20
18
21
25
27
23
20
13
14
13
15
22
25
21
20
17
16
15
13
18
20
19
17
17
15
12
15
19
23
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.8
WSW
12
2.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
726
604
820
1253
2454
2494
2345
2174
1543
1315
1025
822
662
447
947
933
905
966
1452
1502
1632
1684
1000
1942
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.8
SW
14
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
1.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
5
243
737
10
9
9
2
277
45
69
149
184
449
354
1135
163
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SW
21
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
79
9
18
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
4
5
5
3
3
2
4
5
5
8
8
6
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
72
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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