Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) at 7AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1471 | 1548 | 634 | 572 | 1082 | 1301 | 972 | 745 | 626 | 469 | 275 | 432 | 206 | 284 | 801 | 392 | 286 | 444 | 379 | 287 | 203 | 406 | 416 | 844 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24AM2.10m | 3:38PM2.33m | 4:07AM2.18m | 4:09PM2.33m | 4:50AM2.23m | 4:43PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.52m | 9:57PM0.40m | 10:03AM0.58m | 10:32PM0.29m | 10:44AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 241 | 1548 | 634 | 572 | 1082 | 5 | 118 | 745 | 626 | 469 | 90 | 432 | 147 | 245 | 206 | 392 | 286 | 444 | 379 | 287 | 116 | 406 | 416 | 844 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 6 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | 111 | 466 | 431 | — | — | — | 164 | 154 | 204 | 108 | 239 | 206 | 284 | 32 | 199 | 47 | 183 | 169 | 163 | 203 | 38 | 12 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 21 | S 15 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 5 | S 8 | WSW 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 70 | 4 | 38 | 244 | 91 | 89 | 21 | — | 31 | 197 | 145 | 95 | 93 | 10 | 1 | 38 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 6 | — | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1471 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 1301 | 972 | 541 | — | — | 275 | 50 | — | 149 | 801 | 72 | — | 53 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 83 | 68 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 69 | 9 | 68 |
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