Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with 104 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 (Sep 12) at 7AM. 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 | 7AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty again. Let's break down the next couple weeks in feet and degrees.
For the first week and a half, it's a whole lot of nothing. Through to Tuesday, September 15th, the surf is poor. Tiny windswells from the SSE and SE, mostly under 3 feet, with periods so short they have no grunt. Combined energy is in the weak teens and 30s – just not enough to get you moving. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, so it's choppy and lumpy at best. At Packery Channel, an exposed spot, that Southeasterly breeze is just ruining any chance of a clean wave. The water is about 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
But there's one bright spot on the horizon.
Wednesday morning, September 16th is the only true standout in the whole run. The swell comes up a touch to about 4 to 5 feet from the SE, and the period lengthens to a more respectable 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 227. The key is the wind: glassy from the WNW at just 3 mph. That's the ticket. It'll be dead flat calm and clean. The swell direction from the SE matches the optimum for the spot, so it should line up decently. This is your one clean window in a sea of mediocrity.
After that Wednesday morning, the wind swings back onshore, the swell starts to fade, and it's back to the choppy, gutless stuff for the rest of the month.
To sum it up: Be patient. That Wednesday the 16th morning is the gem. At 4-5 feet with glassy conditions, it'll be just fine for a beginner-friendly break. Don't waste your time on anything else.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 13 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 90 | 98 | 74 | 88 | 75 | 59 | 82 | 82 | 100 | 85 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29AM0.56m | 4:27AM0.49m | 2:21PM0.53m | 4:21AM0.45m | 3:44PM0.54m | 4:14AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.56m | 4:07AM0.41m | 6:19PM0.57m | 3:52AM0.43m | 7:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM-0.02m | 9:25AM0.48m | 8:58PM0.05m | 9:28AM0.40m | 9:54PM0.14m | 9:46AM0.31m | 10:51PM0.23m | 10:14AM0.23m | 11:51PM0.33m | 10:45AM0.16m | 1:07AM0.41m | 11:20AM0.12m | |||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | SE 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 14 | — | 10 | 11 | — | 9 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 90 | 98 | 74 | 88 | 75 | 59 | 82 | 82 | — | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1030 | 1132 | 1034 | 1034 | 1061 | 1030 | 1030 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 |
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