Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSE swell with 115 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 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 have a hard look at what’s coming up for us at Packery Channel.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a grim start. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. We're looking at a solid 16 days with no surf worth paddling out for. That’s a long, flat, blown-out stretch and it’s pretty much par for the course here when the setup is like this. The water temp is sitting at 0.9°F above the long-term average, so it’s basically normal for this time of year, nothing weird there.
The whole period is plagued by a persistent cross-onshore wind from the SSE and SE, 9 to 22 mph, tearing up whatever tiny swell is around. The swell is weak and short-period, coming in at 2ft to 5ft from the SSE or SE with a period of only 5 to 7 seconds. That’s pure windswell, no shape, no power. The combined energy is consistently under 100 (with values like 55, 89, 167) – that’s weak to at best moderate, but with that wind, it’s all just chop and lump. The reports keep saying “poor surf conditions” every single time.
The worst part? The swell just sits there with no decent wind window. There’s no day where the wind swings offshore or even goes light. It’s just constant wind. That onshore mess makes the breakwater setup at Packery Channel look way more interesting for a kite surfer than anyone with a paddle. You’d be fighting a losing battle trying to surf this. It’s going to stay poor for the whole 16 days – honestly, forecasts can change, but this one looks stubborn as a mule.
Keep the boards in the van and maybe take up fishing. Over and out.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 77 | 50 | 38 | 51 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 45 | 41 | 93 | 81 | 58 | 59 | 46 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:31AM0.51m | 5:09AM0.52m | 5:43AM0.52m | 6:11AM0.50m | 6:29AM0.48m | 6:36AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM-0.14m | 7:07PM-0.15m | 7:51PM-0.16m | 8:32PM-0.16m | 9:08PM-0.15m | 9:42PM-0.12m | 10:14PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 37 | — | — | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 53 | 77 | — | 38 | 51 | — | 29 | 32 | 45 | 41 | 93 | 81 | 58 | 59 | 46 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1043 | 1034 | 1034 | 1126 | 1030 | 1034 | 1130 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1233 | 1030 | 1034 | 1136 | 1030 | 1034 | 1136 | 1030 |
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