Stockton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.90° S 151.79° E

Stockton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stockton Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Stockton Beach today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Stockton Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Stockton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
6
1.6
NE
6
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
153
134
92
88
282
265
118
95
79
82
64
62
66
78
184
70
41
30
20
13
13
8
7
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:16AM1.16m
12:59PM1.36m
1:04AM1.03m
1:52PM1.34m
2:06AM0.94m
2:52PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.46m
7:31PM0.60m
6:59AM0.54m
8:45PM0.63m
7:47AM0.60m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
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5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
21
21
20
19
18
16
16
17
20
21
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
18
18
17
16
15
13
13
14
16
17
12
14
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