Shooting Gallery Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.75° N 13.87° W

Shooting Gallery Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shooting Gallery sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.5° 

Shooting Gallery surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Shooting Gallery surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period, N swell with 917 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 2.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 18s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (WEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 4AM (Sat 29th Aug)6.5ft (2.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shooting Gallery over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve had a proper squiz at the charts for Shooting Gallery over the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak run. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent surf. The prevailing wind is hammering it from the north and north-northeast, which is exactly the wrong direction for this spot. We’re looking at a solid stretch of cross-onshore and onshore slop, with a side of lumpy, choppy junk. Honestly, this isn’t a surf forecast; it’s a warning.

Let’s walk through it. From Thursday the 27th of August, the wind is already up – a fresh 30 km/h from the NNE, cross-on, and the swell is a weak 4ft from the north with a pathetic 5-second period. Wave energy is a measly 84 – that’s barely enough to push a piece of kelp around. It’s just poor. That theme carries right through the rest of August and into the start of September. Friday the 28th sees the swell bump up a touch to 5ft, but it’s still short period and the wind is even stronger at 35 km/h, dumping straight onshore. Saturday the 29th offers the biggest swell of the whole run – 6ft from the north with a long 11-second period, and energy jumps to 929 (moderate wave energy). But it’s all for nothing because the wind is still onshore or cross-on, making it a messy, washing-machine affair. Too big and ugly for beginners, and even experts would be fighting the chop, not the wave.

The second week drifts off into nothing. By the 5th of September, swell drops below 3ft, and the wind direction shifts a bit but stays cross or cross-on. There’s a glimmer of something different around the 6th of September with a 3ft swell from the NNW and a very long 13 to 14-second period – that’s groundswell, the kind that can wrap in with some shape. Energy is up to 362 (moderate). But again, the cross-shore wind at 25 km/h is just going to tear it apart. For a reef setup like Shooting Gallery, that long-period groundswell can be magic, but it needs clean glass, not a moderate breeze cross-chopping it up. And that’s the story right to the end on Friday the 11th of September: tiny waves, bad wind, poor conditions across the board.

Water temp on the 27th is 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year – a little anomaly of about 3°. Nice for a swim, I guess.

So here’s the bottom line: there are literally zero good surf options in this 16-day window. If you’re desperate, you might find a crumbly close-out on the smaller days with lighter wind, but you’d be better off leaving the boards in the shed. Honestly, a setup like this, with that persistent northerly wind, looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Keep an eye on it, though. Forecasts change, and it won’t stay this bad forever. But for now, I’ve got nothing to get excited about.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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Rating
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0
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
7
2
N
10
2
N
11
1.7
N
11
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
389
834
917
657
494
383
313
252
217
212
228
248
255
282
337
326
223
186
159
173
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-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
High Tide
2:32PM2.45m
2:52AM2.28m
3:03PM2.49m
3:23AM2.32m
3:35PM2.48m
3:56AM2.30m
4:09PM2.40m
4:31AM2.25m
4:46PM2.28m
5:09AM2.14m
5:30PM2.10m
5:56AM2.00m
6:24PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.21m
8:44PM0.10m
8:49AM0.15m
9:14PM0.06m
9:21AM0.13m
9:45PM0.07m
9:54AM0.16m
10:18PM0.14m
10:31AM0.24m
10:55PM0.26m
11:12AM0.36m
11:37PM0.42m
12:03PM0.51m
00:31AM0.60m
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7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
8:17
8:16
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Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
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24
24
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23
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23
23
22
Feels °C
18
18
19
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
20
20
20
20
24
23
23
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Information about the Shooting Gallery Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Shooting Gallery provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Shooting Gallery can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Shooting Gallery surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Shooting Gallery) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Shooting Gallery may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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