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Dredges surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 16 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 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dredges. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 750 | 682 | 495 | 400 | 339 | 284 | 231 | 180 | 180 | 187 | 180 | 184 | 191 | 283 | 255 | 565 | 569 | 552 | 558 | 558 | 637 | 597 | 488 | 506 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:50AM 0.79 | 1:10AM 0.86 | 1:35AM 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:16PM 0.21 | 5:04PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
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