Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 3AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
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2
3
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
3
W
10
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2796
2831
2643
2610
2578
2796
2868
2687
2634
2140
1915
3183
3228
1665
1324
859
1601
2275
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
NNE
30
NW
35
NNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:55AM0.57m
12:58PM0.69m
1:08AM0.71m
1:02PM0.67m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.38m
6:39AM0.33m
7:04PM0.32m
7:14AM0.30m
7:00PM0.24m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
15
13
15
16
20
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23
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16
15
12
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17
16
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Feels °C
15
10
7
7
8
13
16
19
13
10
10
7
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12
10
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10
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