Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Phillip Island, Australia)
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Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Surf Guide
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.
Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: | Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
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 Beach |  4 | consistent | 17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Cat Bay (Shelly Beach):
The best conditions reported for surf at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.
What's the best time of year to surf Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Location Map
Interactive Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.
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Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 10:19 Local Time
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| Period (s) | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
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| Wind State | cross | cross | cross | cross |
Tides at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach)
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Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Sea Temperature
The Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) water temperature is reasonably warm (17.1 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (12.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.
Swell History at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach)
Surf stats for Cat Bay (Shelly Beach), see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach)
Wind stats for Cat Bay (Shelly Beach), see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Reviews:
Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.
- Overall:4.0
- Quality on a good day:4.1
- Consistency of Surf:3.8
- Difficulty Level:
1.9 - Wind and Kite Surfing:2.3
- Crowds:
2.9
Cat bay is a rad spot from what I've experienced. Works amazingly well with an offshore and although it is rare that the swell gets particularly big, you can still manage with a shorty or a hybrid. If its big enough you don't have to have a mal. I almost always ride my shorty and I've had some amazing rides there. Steep enough ramps to do some cut backs and everything. If you cant manage it and figure its just a mal spot, then you're not trying hard enough! Just beware of locals on the weekend. Veeeery territorial and there's no nice way of putting it, they're assholes. They'll have a go at you for no good reason and then drop in on every single wave. But when you do it, they want to kill you. Go during the week, its a less competitive crowd and everyone is way more mallow and friendly.”
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