Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.51° E

Dredges 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dredges sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dredges at 12AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7734
7569
7334
6537
5641
4766
3874
3470
2919
2650
2796
2866
2831
2610
2578
2796
2726
2687
2653
2140
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:11PM0.74m
1:33AM0.44m
1:00PM0.72m
00:55AM0.57m
12:58PM0.69m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.37m
5:48AM0.38m
7:36PM0.38m
6:39AM0.33m
7:04PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
11
12
11
10
8
8
9
16
22
22
18
16
15
16
16
20
24
23
18
16
Feels °C
7
8
7
5
4
4
5
13
18
18
15
11
9
8
8
13
18
20
12
11
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