Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SE swell with 39 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Packery Channel this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Packery Channel in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Packery Channel.
It’s a tough stretch, partner. Over the next 16 days, there’s just nothing to get excited about. We’ve got a long run of tiny, weak, and messy conditions, with no morning or afternoon that really stands out. The combined swell energy is barely a whisper, sitting between 8 and 46 – that’s weak sauce all the way. The water temp is about what you’d expect for late August and September.
Let’s run through it. Starting Wednesday the 26th of August, we see a 2ft SSE windswell in the morning with a period of only 4 seconds, and a light S wind blowing cross-onshore at 10 km/h. It’s choppy and small. By afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the SE at 20 km/h, and the surf drops to under 1ft. Thursday and Friday mornings offer a glimmer of cross-shore breeze, but the swell is stuck around 2ft to 3ft, period at 4-5 seconds, with energy in the teens. No good.
The weekend and the following week are more of the same: tiny surf from the SE to SSE, mostly under 3ft, with periods rarely hitting 6 seconds. Winds are consistently onshore or cross-onshore from the SE at 15 to 25 km/h, so it’s bumpy and blown out. The combined energy stays between 11 and 46 – extremely weak. There’s a moment on Monday the 7th of September morning when the wind goes glassy from the WNW, but the swell is only 3ft from the ESE with a 6-second period. It’s barely moving, and the energy is only 28. A tease.
The swell never reaches 4ft across the entire 16 days. The wind almost never cleans it up. For a break like Packery, this is a real quiet period. If you’re itching, that glassy Monday the 7th morning might offer a few tiny, soft lines for a longboard, but you’ll be scratching for waves.
The second week is the same story – small, weak, onshore. No standouts. Honestly, with this wind pattern, it’s looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing when the afternoon seabreezes hit.
That’s it. A blank run like this isn’t unusual for the area in this season. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a stay-at-home call.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03AM0.49m | 1:38PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.46m | 2:56PM0.43m | 5:01AM0.43m | 4:11PM0.44m | 5:01AM0.41m | 5:29PM0.46m | 4:57AM0.40m | 6:53PM0.48m | 4:38AM0.41m | 8:30PM0.52m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.01m | 10:47AM0.40m | 9:29PM0.05m | 10:38AM0.36m | 10:07PM0.12m | 10:40AM0.30m | 10:47PM0.19m | 10:55AM0.22m | 11:35PM0.28m | 11:24AM0.14m | 00:39AM0.37m | 12:02PM0.07m | |||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 3 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 13 | — | 9 | 9 | — | 10 | 4 | — | 7 | 10 | — | 17 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1030 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 |
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