Dredges Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 5AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
516
536
1469
1536
1433
705
1087
836
1279
1860
2390
2415
2176
1915
1673
1457
1320
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58AM0.67m
3:02PM0.81m
3:51AM0.68m
3:10PM0.78m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.27m
8:43AM0.27m
9:37PM0.19m
9:14AM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
7
5
5
5
7
9
10
8
8
7
7
6
9
10
9
8
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