Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
14.2°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 1PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1468
2503
2503
2291
2383
2293
2140
2525
2482
2278
1983
1830
1830
1956
1875
1837
1591
1319
2443
2412
2372
2717
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:59PM0.65m
2:25AM0.97m
12:58PM0.65m
2:55AM0.94m
12:57PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.35m
7:17PM0.01m
8:29AM0.43m
7:35PM-0.04m
8:43AM0.51m
7:57PM-0.06m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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6:05
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6:31
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6:32
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6:34
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3
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1
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
19
18
20
20
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
15
14
17
20
16
17
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
10
8
7
6
5
5
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