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Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Phillip Island (20 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) surfForecast / VIC – Phillip Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cat Bay (Shelly Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | |
538 | 1315 | 798 | 788 | 940 | 320 | 1123 | 970 | 978 | 874 | 849 | 464 | 415 | 1235 | 3057 | 3153 | 2319 | 3962 | 3895 | 4144 | 4247 | 4815 | 3397 | 4915 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.34m | 2:16AM2.03m | 3:12PM2.35m | 2:53AM2.03m | 3:48PM2.32m | 3:30AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.28m | 8:39PM0.80m | 8:35AM0.27m | 9:16PM0.79m | 9:11AM0.29m | 9:52PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | 5:23 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — |
 kJ | 405 | 78 | 265 | 592 | 940 | 252 | 1123 | 970 | 978 | 874 | 849 | 184 | 398 | 5 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 93 | 92 | 105 | 667 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ESE 10 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | S 20 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 10 | 147 | 193 | 306 | 320 | 19 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 102 | 464 | 131 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SE 10 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 208 | 22 | 291 | 18 | 44 | 4 | 44 | 67 | 136 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 538 | 1315 | 798 | 788 | 535 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 415 | 1235 | 3057 | 3153 | 2319 | 3962 | 3895 | 4144 | 4247 | 4815 | 3397 | 4915 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 68 | 68 | 161 | 260 | 126 | 126 | 453 | 492 | 492 | 508 | 483 | 72 | 72 | 461 |
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