Shooting Gallery Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming down the pipe for Shooting Gallery.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking like a write-off. There’s not a single decent session on the cards here. We’re staring at a two-week stretch where the conditions are just not cooperating. The swell is all over the place, but the wind is the real killer – it’s stuck on a cross-onshore or onshore flow for nearly the entire period, which is going to make a mess of whatever waves do roll in.

Let’s start with today, the 12th of July. There’s some NW swell at 4ft, but a cross-onshore N breeze at 12 mph has it chopped up and poor.

Moving into next week, from the 13th through the 19th, it’s the same sad story. The swell direction swings from NNW to N, with heights bumping up from 3ft into the 5ft range by the 18th and 19th. The period is mostly short, between 6 and 8 seconds, meaning weak, mushy energy. But it doesn’t matter because the wind is either on or cross-onshore, and it’s blowing at 9 to 19 mph. It’s going to be a bumpy, lumpy, messy lineup. The water temp is about 73° at the start, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.

As we head into the second week, the 20th through the 27th, the swell picks up a bit more. We see 6ft to 6ft on the 20th, with strong energy, suggesting there’s some power out there. But the wind just won’t quit. It stays cross-onshore from the N and NNW at 12 to 19 mph. With that wind and a beach-and-reef setup, honestly, this is looking like a better window for the kite surfers than for paddle surfing. The period does stretch to 9 and 10 seconds towards the end of the week, which is better, but the wind will still ruin it.

So, the harsh reality: there are zero standout days in this entire 16-day window for Shooting Gallery. You’d be hard-pressed to find even a marginal session. The crowds might usually be an issue here, but with conditions this poor, you’ll likely have the choppy, blown-out water to yourself.

Keep your board waxed for the next forecast update. Sometimes these blank runs break, and things can turn around quick.

Rusty.

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