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Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 02 Feb 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
18.7° 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 4AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111111111111111616121414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)840765622506453398357309233228224191191187187228886954392998706780930961
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
NNE
30
NNW
15
NNW
20
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
10
NE
15
NW
15
N
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
2.24
1:07PM
2.06
2:18AM
2.31
2:14PM
2.13
3:03AM
2.38
3:13PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.25
7:25AM
0.90
7:37PM
0.27
8:24AM
0.73
8:33PM
0.29
9:15AM
0.56
Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset8:32-------8:31-------8:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413121019262418201918192117171716161616161515
Feels °C (?)9998612211912161716161712131615141314131111
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