Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore 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
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Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)131212121212121211111111111010101010101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)364823522124202720602352223620531853136011501344138611051030990106789989893410489969961034
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.39
10:28PM
1.84
11:15AM
1.30
11:23PM
1.79
12:20PM
1.23
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
Sunrise--6:16-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:25-------5:23-------5:22--
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181515161919191918181819191919191919181920192019
Feels °C (?)151212131514141514141515151515161617161717161818
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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