Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SSE swell with 57 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) 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 (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this outlook for the next couple of weeks is a bit of a bummer. The Finder is pretty clear: there's nothing on the cards that's worth paddling out for. So we're looking at a real dry spell.
Let's break it down. Right from Tuesday the 18th of August, and all the way through to the 2nd of September, the story is the same. We're talking tiny little waves, mostly around the 0.7 ft to 3 ft mark, and they're coming from the SSE or SE. The period on these is a short, weak 4 to 6 seconds, so it's all windswell with no real grunt behind it. The combined energy figures are all under 100, mostly in the teens and twenties (a weak 24, for example), just confirming there's nothing to get excited about.
The biggest killer is the wind. For the vast majority of the time, it's blowing a cross-onshore breeze out of the SE or SSE, anywhere from 9 mph up to 19 mph. That's going to make the surface choppy and messy. There are a couple of fleeting moments, like the morning of Thursday the 27th of August, where we get a light cross-offshore wind (a clean 2 ft), and the morning of Friday the 28th of August, where we even see some glassy conditions (a tiny 1 ft). But even then, the swell is just too small and weak to produce a rideable wave.
So, if you're looking for a standout, there isn't one. Not a single session over the whole 16 days has any kind of recommendation. With Packery Channel being a breakwater spot that is exposed to the SE, it's just not getting the size or the right wind to line up. The water temp is sitting at 84°F on the first day, which is about average for the time of year, so you won't freeze waiting for something that's not coming.
With the persistent onshore wind and the weak, choppy surf, this setup actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for anyone desperate to get on the water. For the rest of us, it's a time to check the forecasts again in a few days. It tends not to stay this poor for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 46 | 32 | 26 | 46 | 33 | 19 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 39 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54PM0.46m | 1:36AM0.51m | 2:33AM0.54m | 3:18AM0.55m | 3:56AM0.56m | 4:29AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.00m | 3:41PM-0.01m | 4:44PM-0.02m | 5:45PM-0.03m | 6:40PM-0.04m | 7:29PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 20 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | E 9 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 46 | 32 | 26 | 46 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 15 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1030 | 1030 | 1034 | 1524 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1304 | 1061 | 1030 | 1036 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1136 | 1030 |
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