Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 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 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
S
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)7771171010109766555666566667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106106771101169670676160666648625758503962222190182161210
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
0.99
5:53AM
1.45
6:16PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.53
7:17PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
0.66
10:48PM
0.55
12:52PM
0.59
11:41PM
0.56
1:40PM
0.50
12:34AM
0.55
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:04-------8:04-------8:04---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1--122114---
Temp. °C222323232221212122232322212221212123242421212019
Feels °C (?)232423212120212122222119192021212224222218212120
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