Stockton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.90° S 151.79° E

Stockton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stockton Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Stockton Beach at 6PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
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3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2875
2080
1568
904
729
559
493
370
321
171
184
188
198
166
142
146
153
99
89
60
57
59
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:11PM1.41m
00:35AM0.98m
1:02PM1.36m
1:45AM0.92m
2:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.51m
6:59PM0.55m
6:08AM0.59m
8:08PM0.59m
7:03AM0.67m
9:25PM0.58m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
15
14
13
13
12
11
16
21
19
21
20
17
16
15
22
25
27
27
23
Feels °C
5
5
8
12
13
11
11
10
8
14
18
14
16
16
13
11
10
18
21
23
24
20
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