Dredges is the Hopkins River mouth break in Warrnambool, a shallow left-hand river-mouth wave that wakes up on clean south swell and a north wind. It is a fast, hollow Far West Victoria setup with a quiet lineup, but it only rewards surfers who respect the rip, the rocks, and the shallow bar. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Dredges in Victoria.
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Park near the Hopkins River mouth and treat Dredges as a shallow river-mouth left that likes a clean north wind, a south swell, and enough water on a rising mid-to-high tide to keep the bar open.
It is usually quiet, but rocks, rips, pollution, and sharks are the big watchouts.
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