Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, E swell with 203 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 10AM. 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 | 10AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s take a look at the charts for Packery Channel. I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty slim. There’s a big ol’ gap of flat, choppy junk right from the get-go. We’re looking at days and days of small, weak windswell with cross-onshore breezes messing everything up. You’ll be sitting watching a lot of nothing for the better part of a week and a half.
We finally get a little flicker of hope on the morning of Saturday the 19th. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – and we get a little 3ft swell rolling in from the east at 7 seconds. It’s not going to win any awards, but it’ll be the cleanest you’ll see it with the water temp sitting at a warm 87° which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year. The combined energy is weak though, sitting at just 94. It’s surfable, but don’t expect any barrels.
After that brief moment of hope, it fades right back into the doldrums. The wind turns offshore on the 20th and 21st but the swell drops to a pathetic 2ft to 2ft. That’s not even worth paddling out for.
Then, there’s another tiny bump on the morning of Saturday the 26th. The wind goes clean cross-offshore from the NNW, and we get a 2ft, 7-second swell from the southeast with a combined energy of 60. The forecast says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". I’d call it a last-ditch session for the longboard if you’re desperate. Nothing here is screaming “go now”. Honestly, for this stretch, the kitesurfers might have more fun with the consistent breeze than we will.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 29°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
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 kJ | 53 | 46 | 130 | 109 | 81 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 43 | 45 | 52 | 68 | 60 | 67 | 58 | 41 | 31 | 71 | 62 | 57 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:44PM0.54m | 4:14AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.56m | 4:07AM0.41m | 6:19PM0.57m | 3:52AM0.43m | 7:41PM0.58m | 9:18PM0.59m | 11:17PM0.61m | 00:44AM0.62m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.23m | 10:14AM0.23m | 11:51PM0.33m | 10:45AM0.16m | 1:07AM0.41m | 11:20AM0.12m | 11:58AM0.09m | 12:41PM0.08m | 1:33PM0.08m | ||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 46 | 130 | 109 | 81 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 43 | 45 | 52 | 68 | 60 | 67 | 58 | — | 31 | 71 | — | 57 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1034 | 1034 | 1148 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1304 | 1030 |
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