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Stockton in New Jersey is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rips and jellyfish.

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Overall Stockton Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Stockton:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Queen Street	1 mi
Second closest break	Broadway	2 mi
Third closest break	The Cove Cape May	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Trestles	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Poverty Beach	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Stockton:
Closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	34 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	60 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Patapsco Buoy	81 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Potomac Buoy	100 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	118 mi
Tide stations nearest to Stockton:
Closest tide station	Cape Island Creek, Cape May, New Jersey	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Cape May Harbor, Cape May Inlet, New Jersey	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Cape May Harbor, New Jersey	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cape May, ferry terminal, Delaware Bay, New Jersey	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Stockton:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	99 mi
Second closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	115 mi
Third closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	116 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Blue Mountain Ski Area (United States)	134 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Roundtop (United States)	135 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Stockton:
Closest city location	Cape May (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	West Cape May (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Erma (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	North Cape May (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Wildwood Crest (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Stockton is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Stockton is Millville Muni Airport (MIV), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Third is Dover Afb Airport (DOV) in USA, 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in USA is 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Rgnl Airport (SBY), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Stockton and is 85 km (53 miles) away.