Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with 93 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, giving you the same story in feet and knots. The 16-day window around Packery Channel is a real bummer. No true standouts, just a lot of small, weak swell with the wind blowing wrong.
Tuesday, July 21, kicks off with a 2ft south swell, a short period of 5 seconds, and weak energy (23). The wind is cross-on from the south at 9 knots, making it choppy and poor. Wednesday, July 22, is a little cleaner in the morning with a light cross-offshore breeze from the southwest at 3 knots, but the swell is still only 2ft and weak.
Thursday, July 23, might be your best bet — glassy conditions in the morning with a southwest wind at 3 knots, and a tiny 2ft south swell. It’s clean, but the waves are barely there. The afternoon goes lumpy again with a fresh cross-on wind at 19 knots.
After that, it’s a long stretch of poor surf. Through the rest of July and into August, the swell stays tiny, mostly 2ft to 4ft, always from the south or southeast, periods stuck at 5 or 6 seconds. The wind is relentless: cross-on from the south-southeast or southeast at 11 to 19 knots. The combined swell energy stays weak, peaking at 84 on Saturday, July 25. The water is a warm 84°F, normal for the season.
We get a tiny bump on Sunday, August 2, with combined energy reaching 113 and a 4ft south-southeast swell. It’s still poor, though, because the wind is cross-on at 14 knots. The same happens on Monday, August 3, with 115 energy and 4ft swell, but the wind is still on it.
The best session in this whole stretch is the glassy Thursday morning, July 23, or the clean Wednesday morning, July 22. Even then, the swell is just too small. This setup is honestly more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer with that constant cross-on wind. Hang tight, the surf will come back.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 15 | 11 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 45 | 47 | 86 | 67 | 59 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | 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 | 2:03AM0.40m | 3:05AM0.45m | 3:50AM0.49m | 4:31AM0.51m | 5:09AM0.52m | 5:43AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM-0.03m | 4:42PM-0.08m | 5:31PM-0.11m | 6:20PM-0.14m | 7:07PM-0.15m | 7:51PM-0.16m | 8:32PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 42 | — | 11 | 34 | — | 15 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 45 | 47 | 86 | 67 | 59 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1136 | 1030 | 1034 | 1136 | 238 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1030 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1030 | 1030 |
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