Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 09 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
23.6° 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 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.7
S
2
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.4
S
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)788888867886778889886777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)400573473181119876858271560181232418397459639629617434241170270263240
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
5
N
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
1.31
2:08PM
1.26
3:12AM
1.32
2:56PM
1.13
4:05AM
1.34
3:54PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.37
8:19AM
0.64
8:34PM
0.44
9:23AM
0.69
9:14PM
0.50
10:36AM
0.69
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:56---
Sunset8:05-------8:05-------8:05-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1363111-
Temp. °C262423232733353329272121212121212018171820212121
Feels °C (?)232322202330333027281817171817171716171820202019
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