Stockton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.90° S 151.79° E

Stockton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stockton Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
1.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Stockton Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
118
113
117
113
96
117
136
153
132
117
124
127
131
117
136
103
109
97
92
88
231
197
206
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:54PM1.46m
11:30AM1.42m
11:35PM1.30m
12:12PM1.39m
00:16AM1.16m
12:59PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.28m
5:38PM0.44m
5:46AM0.37m
6:30PM0.53m
6:20AM0.46m
7:31PM0.60m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
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