Dredges surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 14 May 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dredges today?

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 4AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (15 May)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (15 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
5
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4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
20
1.8
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
994
2219
2745
2781
2527
2299
2270
1909
1597
1340
1321
975
880
867
1196
1327
1308
3850
4175
3915
3275
2667
2317
2080
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
0
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:46PM0.49m
12:09PM0.83m
10:41PM0.44m
12:32PM0.94m
10:23PM0.42m
1:00PM1.02m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.42m
4:37AM0.28m
7:28PM0.40m
4:39AM0.19m
8:15PM0.40m
4:55AM0.09m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
4
1
1
4
1
3
1
Temp °C
20
18
17
16
14
15
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
17
15
14
12
10
10
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
20
1.8
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
994
2219
2745
2781
2527
2299
2270
1909
1597
1340
1321
975
880
867
1196
1327
1308
3850
4175
3915
3275
2667
2317
2080
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
550
239
3
59
973
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
N
3
Energy kJ
9
15
6
15
8
9
9
11
2
3
3
10
4
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
18
18
0
0
0
1
0
35
18
18
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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