Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 15 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Stockton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Stockton Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
1.8
S
2.3
S
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.5
E
1.7
E
2.5
E
3
E
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
E
Period(s) (?)566777778886999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109210212268259274114112941141271998591215117574259334747311981288844847888
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
1.03
7:26AM
1.60
8:07PM
1.09
8:06AM
1.68
8:52PM
1.16
8:46AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
0.50
12:34AM
0.55
2:21PM
0.41
1:24AM
0.52
2:59PM
0.32
2:11AM
0.50
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------5:58-------6:00-------6:01-
Sunset--8:04-------8:04-------8:02-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1213112221-----1223232334
Temp. °C242321202019202223232222222222222322222121212121
Feels °C (?)212018192120222321222221212120192119191919191918
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