Cat Bay (Shelly Beach)
Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) is a sheltered Summerlands bay inside Phillip Island's National Surfing Reserve, with beginner-friendly Shelly Beach surf on the mellow side and stronger reef lines appearing when large southwest pulses wrap the western tip. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) in Victoria.
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Lineup Insights
The Wave
South-southeast is the clean lane, west-southwest swell is the trigger, and high tide helps Shelly Beach while incoming mid tide helps the better reef options.
The bay is easiest around the mellow Shelly Beach side, but the reef sections to either side still need respect.
Lineup Guide
South-southeast is the clean lane, west-southwest swell is the trigger, and high tide helps Shelly Beach while incoming mid tide helps the better reef options.
The bay is easiest around the mellow Shelly Beach side, but the reef sections to either side still need respect.
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