Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° S 145.13° E

Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.2° 

Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) at 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
6
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
919
814
732
790
643
613
481
423
367
319
286
244
0
337
999
831
651
458
439
354
389
773
283
334
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
E
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
45
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:29AM2.41m
6:31PM2.16m
7:18AM2.28m
7:32PM2.05m
8:09AM2.16m
8:43PM1.97m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.64m
00:49AM0.35m
1:31PM0.65m
1:45AM0.57m
2:31PM0.65m
2:48AM0.76m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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7:55
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7:57
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2
4
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
15
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
11
13
10
9
9
10
4
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
8
9
9
10
9
7
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