Dredges Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
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)
0
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2895
2747
2526
2005
1945
1915
1697
1545
1335
907
699
405
350
969
1326
1804
2067
2176
2557
5853
5587
4389
4005
3955
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:11AM0.35m
12:58PM0.90m
00:10AM0.43m
1:09PM0.92m
00:29AM0.51m
1:21PM0.92m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.27m
8:29PM0.35m
5:37AM0.21m
8:04PM0.35m
6:13AM0.17m
7:54PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
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6:01
6:02
6:04
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Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
8
8
8
9
9
10
7
6
5
6
10
10
11
8
6
6
6
8
11
10
9
8
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