Surf Forecasts:
Packery Channel surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, SSE swell with 74 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 1AM. 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 | 1AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Packery Channel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on offer for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – this one's a tough pill to swallow.
Lookin' at the whole 16-day window, there's just no surf to get excited about. The only spot we've got data for is Packery Channel, and honestly, this stretch is one of those blank runs where you're better off leaving the boards in the truck. We're talking about a gap that pretty much covers the entire forecast period with nothing worth paddling out for.
The water at Packery Channel is sitting at a very warm 86°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only notable thing.
Right from the get-go on Sunday the 6th, it's flat with a tiny 1ft swell chopping in from the Southeast and a moderate onshore breeze. That sets the tone. Monday the 7th? Same story. A meager 2ft SSE swell with a period of just 4 seconds – that's pure chop, not surf. The cross-onshore wind doesn't help either. We see this pattern repeating day after day: small 1ft to 2ft swells with poor, short period energy, and the wind is either cross-onshore or straight onshore. The combined wave energy barely gets above 50 for the most part, which is weak stuff.
By Friday the 11th, we get a little bump to 3ft, but the period is still a hopeless 5 seconds. The wind is cross-shore, but with that period, it's just a messy, crumbly closeout. Saturday the 12th shows a 3ft swell (57 combined energy), but the wind comes up fresh from the Southeast, making it choppy and lumpy. This isn't surf; this is a washing machine.
We get a little shift around Sunday the 20th with the wind turning Northerly, but it's accompanied by rain and a 3ft SSE swell with the same dreadful 5-second period and moderate cross-shore wind. For a break that's exposed and breaks over a breakwater, this combo just doesn't work. The whole setup is better suited for a kite than a paddle for the foreseeable future.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but sometimes it’s just like this. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s not a single standout, not a single window of clean waves. Save the wax for another day.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 51 | 39 | 29 | 74 | 49 | 27 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:45AM0.66m | 4:15AM0.62m | 4:29AM0.56m | 4:27AM0.49m | 2:21PM0.53m | 4:21AM0.45m | 3:44PM0.54m | 4:14AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.56m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM-0.08m | 6:52PM-0.06m | 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 | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 51 | 39 | 29 | 74 | 49 | 27 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1134 | 1030 | 1030 | 1061 | 1030 | 1034 | 1126 | 1030 | 1034 | 1036 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 | 1034 | 1136 | 1030 | 1034 | 1132 | 1030 |
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