Shelly Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Victoria, Australia)

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Shelly Beach Surf Guide

Shelly Beach on the East Coast is a reasonably exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Best around high tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rocks and sharks.

Shelly Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Shelly Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Shelly Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Shelly Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Shelly Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in July while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 37% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

37%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Shelly Beach Location Map

Interactive Shelly Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Shelly Beach is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) in Australia, 68 km (42 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Shelly Beach is Avalon Airport (AVV), also in Australia, 98 km (61 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Shelly Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 00:02 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 20
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	18	6	10	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross

What does Shelly Beach look like?

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Tides at Shelly Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Kilcunda, 5 km from Shelly Beach.

Next High Water: 01:20am | 2.21m

Next Low Water: 07:49am | -0.16m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Shelly Beach Sea Temperature

The Shelly Beach water temperature is rather cool (16.2 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.