Surf Forecasts:
Shooting Gallery surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, N swell with 320 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shooting Gallery this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Shooting Gallery in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shooting Gallery over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking. The only spot in the book is Shooting Gallery, a reef break that wants a NNW swell. But this whole 16-day forecast, from August 5th to August 20th, is a bust. Every single session has a “poor surf conditions” tag and a score of zero out of ten.
The water temperature is 73°, which is 2° above the long-term average for this time of year, so it’s a touch warmer than usual.
Now, for the timeline. Starting Wednesday, August 5th, the swell is coming from the N and NNE, which is cross-on for Shooting Gallery. The wind is blowing from N, NNE, or NNW at 12 to 19 mph, calling it a moderate to fresh cross-onshore breeze. This keeps the surface choppy or lumpy for the whole run.
Swell heights start around 2ft on Wednesday afternoon, and climb to about 4ft to 5ft in the first week. But the period is poor, mostly 6 to 8 seconds, so it’s short-period windswell with no grunt. The combined energy numbers sit in the moderate range, from 130 up to 345, but that doesn’t matter when the wind is trashing every session.
There is no standout in this forecast. Not even a sniff. From August 5th through August 20th, every morning and afternoon is cross-on wind and poor conditions. When the swell tries to bump up a little, the wind just chops it to bits. For a reef break, you need clean conditions, and we just don’t have any.
You could go for a paddle, but it’s going to be a messy, bumpy, windy affair. Because the swell is consistent but the quality is rock bottom, and it’s a reef, this honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. There is no clean window.
So, leave the board in the car. Forecasts can shift, but right now, there’s nothing doing. This is one of those stretches where the area just goes quiet, so don’t stress it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 121 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 113 | 295 | 254 | 299 | 277 | 242 | 223 | 230 | 199 | 162 | 192 | 141 | 151 | 143 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.97m | 7:24AM1.86m | 7:54PM1.84m | 8:41AM1.80m | 9:24PM1.77m | 10:10AM1.85m | 10:54PM1.83m | 11:27AM2.01m | 00:06AM1.98m | 12:29PM2.21m | 1:03AM2.14m | 1:20PM2.42m | 1:51AM2.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.54m | 1:30PM0.65m | 2:11AM0.65m | 2:57PM0.70m | 3:40AM0.68m | 4:33PM0.62m | 5:05AM0.60m | 5:51PM0.44m | 6:11AM0.45m | 6:50PM0.24m | 7:04AM0.29m | 7:40PM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | WNW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 58 | 84 | 86 | 61 | 78 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 12 | WNW 7 | N 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 40 | 51 | 67 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | N 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 121 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 113 | 295 | 254 | 299 | 277 | 242 | 223 | 230 | 199 | 162 | 192 | 141 | 151 | 143 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 222 | 222 | 289 | 182 | 13 | 222 | 13 | 438 | 222 | 438 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 290 | 290 | 222 | 222 | 527 | 222 |
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