Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSE swell with 131 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Looking at the entire 16-day window, it's a pretty flat and quiet spell for this area. We've got a run of poor surf conditions that starts now and doesn't really let up. The first few days are a write-off, and the pattern of small, choppy, and unfavourable wind holds through most of the period. There's a brief flicker of something cleaner right at the very end, but it's tiny. The best call is to be patient.
From Friday the 14th right through the weekend, we're looking at tiny, weak waves. The swell is coming from the SE, a decent direction for Packery Channel, but heights are only scraping 3 ft to 4 ft, with a short, weak period of just 6 seconds. The wind is a problem all day – cross-onshore from the SSE, building into a fresh breeze on the weekend. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 62 and 96, so it's just not putting any power into the water. It's chop city, not surf city.
The entire week of the 19th to the 25th is more of the same, or worse. The swell drops below 3 ft, with periods bottoming out at 5 seconds on the 18th and 19th. The wind stays relentless, with fresh cross-onshore breezes from the SSE and SE making it lumpy and choppy. The combined energy is well under 100, mostly in the 40s and 50s. This is a time to fix your gear, not to be out in the water.
Now, there is one day that pricks up the ears. On Thursday, the 27th of August, we get a small window. The morning is glassy. Flat calm. The swell is still tiny at 3 ft, but it's from the ESE, which is a good angle. The period is 6 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 39. It's not going to be epic, but the lack of wind will make those little knee-high waves look clean and rideable. The wind is from the east at just 3 mph, with the description "glassy". For a place that's been hammered by chop, that's a beautiful thing. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so you won't need a thick suit.
For the rest of the run, the 28th and 29th, the wind picks back up into the cross-onshore and the surf stays tiny. It's a long, flat stretch.
Honestly, the only real standout in this whole 16-day outlook is a fragile one: the glassy conditions on Thursday the 27th morning. It's a reward for the patient. The surf will be tiny, but it will be the cleanest it gets.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 62 | 71 | 84 | 73 | 92 | 73 | 76 | 56 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 44 | 57 | 111 | 97 | 105 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:09AM0.40m | 4:10PM0.43m | 6:03AM0.36m | 5:38PM0.42m | 5:57AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.41m | 5:48AM0.34m | 9:04PM0.43m | 5:13AM0.37m | 11:54PM0.46m | 1:36AM0.51m | 2:33AM0.54m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.30m | 11:36PM0.06m | 11:42AM0.22m | 00:30AM0.18m | 12:19PM0.14m | 1:34AM0.28m | 1:02PM0.08m | 3:29AM0.36m | 1:49PM0.03m | 2:42PM0.00m | 3:41PM-0.01m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 96 | — | — | 84 | 9 | — | 73 | 76 | 56 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 62 | 71 | — | 73 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 44 | 57 | 111 | 97 | 105 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1049 | 1030 | 1034 | 1058 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1136 | 1030 |
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