Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
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Stockton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Stockton Beach sea temperature is
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Stockton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Stockton Beach at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111101110101010101010111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212420272060235222362053185316051437117013861154111010101147967986108210691069108910729901040
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.39
10:28PM
1.84
11:15AM
1.30
11:23PM
1.79
12:20PM
1.23
12:24AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.23
3:58PM
0.42
5:14AM
0.28
4:49PM
0.51
6:17AM
0.34
5:48PM
0.61
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:25-------5:23-------5:22----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151619191919191818181919191918191919201919191918
Feels °C (?)121215141415151415141515151615161616171617171817
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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