Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) surf break

Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) at 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131314141415141414141313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7257066965707041004127313741432129011551033813778618609488480466386380374380403
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
SE
5
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
2.16
2:38PM
2.30
2:43AM
2.25
3:26PM
2.45
3:23AM
2.33
4:12PM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
0.41
8:45PM
0.57
9:00AM
0.20
9:30PM
0.55
9:42AM
0.04
10:13PM
0.55
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:29-------7:27--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615161617171717151417192121192119181818181820
Feels °C (?)141514151414141415141317181918182019191816161518
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