Dredges surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 03 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dredges today?

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
!
0
0
!
0
0
!
3
4
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
W
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
10
2.4
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
852
933
1083
1139
1516
1930
1162
976
1126
1592
1230
951
751
1152
1742
1997
3322
1855
3184
2604
2227
2786
2997
3192
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
NNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:56PM0.56m
1:21PM0.98m
00:12AM0.56m
1:47PM0.99m
00:28AM0.57m
2:14PM0.97m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.07m
7:54PM0.38m
6:26AM0.04m
8:16PM0.41m
6:50AM0.02m
8:39PM0.43m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:38
5:37
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
14
15
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
11
13
12
11
9
8
7
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
W
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
2
SW
12
0.1
E
10
1.8
SW
13
0.6
S
17
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SW
14
Energy kJ
852
933
1083
1139
1516
1930
1162
976
1126
1592
1230
951
751
679
766
1206
2
1028
215
2604
2227
2786
2997
3192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.8
NW
4
0.4
W
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.3
SW
13
0.2
E
9
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
2
SW
9
1.4
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
22
Energy kJ
1
5
18
24
2
2
789
763
609
6
294
642
649
2
2
47
476
1118
612
300
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
23
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
8
6
2
2
2
1
22
22
54
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
N
4
2.4
WNW
11
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
2.4
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
5
6
9
2
9
1390
21
27
33
31
1152
1742
1997
3322
1855
3184
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
80
3
0
0
52
52
3
35
35
35
58
120
121
389
128
389
332
129
76
76
76
80
3
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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