Packery Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.62° N 97.20° W

Packery Channel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Packery Channel sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.0° 

Packery Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Packery Channel surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with 30 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7AM (Tue 1st Sep)3ft (0.9m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be real about the next couple of weeks at the coast. I’ve been staring at the charts and there’s just not much to get excited about for a while. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak, and messy surf. The breakwater at Packery Channel is the only spot on the radar, and even then, it’s a long wait for anything that’s actually rideable.

Right now and for the next several days, we’re stuck in a funk. From Sunday, the 30th of August, all the way through to the end of the first week of September, the swell is tiny – we’re talking ankle-snappers at 0.7 ft to 3 ft. The wind is cross-onshore or onshore, mixing everything up into a choppy mess. The combined wave energy is in the weak range, mostly sitting between 8 and 29 (just a whisper of energy). The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no wetsuit drama, but you’ll be bobbing around waiting for a ripple that never comes. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple.

We start to see a little bump in size around Wednesday, the 9th of September. The swell picks up to 4 ft in the morning, coming from the SSE with a short, weak period of 5 seconds. The energy climbs to 90 (moderate wave energy), but the wind is still a moderate cross-onshore from the SSE at 12 mph, so it’s choppy. Not great, but it’s the first sign of life. By the afternoon, the swell hits 5 ft with a period of 6 seconds, and the energy jumps to 151 (moderate wave energy). That’s the biggest swell of the whole forecast, but the wind goes fresh cross-onshore at 22 mph, absolutely ruining any chance of a clean wave. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – it’s lumpy, bumpy, and blown out.

Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th of September continue with similar conditions: swell around 3 ft to 4 ft, but the wind stays fresh or moderate and cross-onshore. The energy drops back down through the 80s and 50s. The water is still a mess. After that, it fades back to tiny, onshore junk from the 12th of September onwards.

Honestly, there is not one standout session in the whole 16-day window. The only break on offer is Packery Channel, and it’s rated as a beginner spot with a breakwater setup. It’s always crowded, and the swell direction is from the SE, which is the optimum for it, but the wind never cooperates. If you’re desperate, the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September might give you a few knee-high, lumpy waves, but that’s the best of a bad bunch. This is a park-the-board-and-wait kind of forecast.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
4
Saturday
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
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0.6
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0.8
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0.7
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0.5
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0.6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
12
8
8
21
25
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25
20
8
22
22
19
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18
14
14
9
6
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
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20
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20
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15
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Wind State
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cross-on
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on
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High Tide
5:01AM0.41m
5:29PM0.46m
4:57AM0.40m
6:53PM0.48m
4:38AM0.41m
8:30PM0.52m
10:43PM0.57m
1:00AM0.63m
2:10AM0.67m
3:03AM0.68m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.22m
11:35PM0.28m
11:24AM0.14m
00:39AM0.37m
12:02PM0.07m
12:51PM0.01m
1:51PM-0.04m
3:02PM-0.07m
4:21PM-0.08m
thunderstorm
clear
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7:52
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Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
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Feels °C
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Information about the Packery Channel Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Packery Channel provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Packery Channel can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Packery Channel surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Packery Channel) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Packery Channel may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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