Cat Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Cat Bay

Cat Bay in Phillip Island is a sheltered beach and point break that usually has waves, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the south southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Cat Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cat Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Left Point	0 mi
Second closest break	Centre Crack	1 mi
Third closest break	Flynns Reef	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Summerland Bay	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Kitty Miller Bay	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cat Bay:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	5331 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	5356 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5493 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5550 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5864 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cat Bay:
Closest tide station	Stony Point, Australia	11 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Phillip Heads, Australia	32 mi
Third closest tide station	Melbourne, Australia	47 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Geelong, Australia	48 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Waratah Bay, Australia	53 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cat Bay:
Closest ski area	Mt Donna Buang (Australia)	62 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Baw Baw (Australia)	77 mi
Third closest ski area	Mt St Gwinear (Australia)	80 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Lake Mountain (Australia)	81 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mount Buller (Australia)	118 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cat Bay:
Closest city location	Phillip Island (Australia)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Cowes (Australia)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Hastings (Australia)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	Somerville (Australia)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mornington (Australia)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cat Bay is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) in Australia, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cat Bay is Avalon Airport (AVV), also in Australia, 78 km (48 miles) away.
• Third is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB) in Australia, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Melbourne International Airport (MEL) in Australia is 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Albury Airport (ABX), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Cat Bay and is 316 km (196 miles) away.