Dredges surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dredges today?

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 2PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2223
1948
1857
1656
1680
1665
1863
1889
1863
1838
1812
1779
1705
1504
1387
1266
1069
1069
905
919
852
852
839
852
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM0.80m
11:25PM0.57m
12:34PM0.89m
11:41PM0.56m
12:57PM0.95m
11:56PM0.56m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.25m
6:38PM0.38m
5:28AM0.18m
7:06PM0.37m
5:44AM0.12m
7:31PM0.37m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
1
3
Temp °C
20
20
25
25
24
22
20
19
18
21
26
27
25
22
21
20
20
21
23
24
23
22
17
16
15
14
19
20
19
16
14
13
12
15
20
22
21
17
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
19
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
2223
1948
1857
1656
1680
1665
1863
1889
1863
1838
1812
1779
1705
1504
1387
1266
1069
1069
905
919
852
852
839
852
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
4
20
10
10
5
6
13
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
6
8
9
14
15
12
9
8
9
14
6
9
13
3
3
5
5
9
9
6
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
18
35
35
37
0
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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