Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SE swell with 126 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 Thursday (Aug 13) 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 (Thu 13th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for the Packery Channel area is a tough one to call good news on. We're looking at a long, dry spell with nothing that's going to get the heart pumping.
Right from the get-go, starting Monday, August 10th, the swell is tiny – only 2ft from the SE with a short, weak 5-second period. The wave energy is barely a whisper at 28, and the wind is howling onshore at 16 mph from the ESE, just messing up any chance of a clean wave. It's all "poor surf conditions" and that's the theme all the way through the first week and beyond. The water temp is sitting at a pretty normal 84°, nothing unusual there.
The whole first week is a write-off. We see the swell bumping up a touch to around 4ft by Wednesday and Thursday, August 12th and 13th, with the combined energy reaching a moderate 116 to 120. But it's still all short-period, cross-onshore slop with those winds from the SSE and SE hitting 19 mph. It's lumpy, choppy, and just not worth paddling out for. This pattern of poor surf continues through the weekend and into the next week.
There is a brief, tiny glimmer early on Monday, August 17th. The wind goes glassy – dead calm at just 3 mph from the SSW. But the swell is only 2ft with a weak 6-second period and energy of 34. It would be clean, but there's simply no push to ride. It's a pretty sight, but not a surfer's one.
From there, we slide into the second week with the same story. Swell stays small, generally under 3ft, period stays short at 5-6 seconds, and the wind is either onshore or cross-on. By the time we hit the 20th of August, the swell drops to just 1ft. The last few days of the outlook, around the 24th and 25th, we see a slight lift back to 4ft, but it's the same old short-period, wind-affected junk. There's no standout day, no hidden gem to chase.
For this stretch, given the persistent onshore wind and the weak, short-period swell, a breakwater spot like Packery Channel is just going to be a messy, blown-out wash-through. Honestly, with these conditions, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Keep the board in the car, but don't bother waxing up. This is a blank run for sure.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 35 | 51 | 69 | 118 | 116 | 120 | 119 | 84 | 98 | 120 | 109 | 97 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:38AM0.59m | 6:04AM0.53m | 6:13AM0.46m | 2:39PM0.44m | 6:09AM0.40m | 4:10PM0.43m | 6:03AM0.36m | 5:38PM0.42m | 5:57AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.41m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM-0.24m | 8:54PM-0.20m | 11:18AM0.45m | 9:51PM-0.14m | 10:59AM0.39m | 10:44PM-0.05m | 11:14AM0.30m | 11:36PM0.06m | 11:42AM0.22m | 00:30AM0.18m | 12:19PM0.14m | 1:34AM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | 73 | 61 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 35 | 51 | 69 | 118 | 116 | 120 | 119 | 84 | 98 | 120 | — | 97 | 83 | — | — | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1304 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1134 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1333 | 1030 |
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