Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.5° 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 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1
S
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
0.5
S
1.1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)9999777777710101099795555510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2462402321501311081271067512112096706763607744555391574936
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
1.04
5:00AM
1.39
5:03PM
0.99
5:53AM
1.45
6:16PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.53
11:50AM
0.66
10:48PM
0.55
12:52PM
0.59
11:41PM
0.56
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset--8:04-------8:04-------8:04-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------142----
Temp. °C212222212121222223232322222222242423212121212224
Feels °C (?)202122202121242323212222232322242322202022222326
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