Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 5PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1591
1242
2412
2502
2754
3051
3143
3143
2968
2886
2834
3545
3292
2981
2885
2717
2885
3326
3915
4471
4705
4888
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:57PM0.69m
3:29AM0.87m
12:55PM0.72m
4:06AM0.78m
12:53PM0.75m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.51m
7:57PM-0.06m
8:48AM0.59m
8:22PM-0.03m
8:36AM0.64m
8:46PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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7:01
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6:34
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6:35
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7:36
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2
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
8
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
6
7
8
7
7
8
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