Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 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 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)10999999988888899999988910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1714155515671564170418381354117210039811095964602523470470429390334363346311309731
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
1.16
8:46AM
1.73
9:32PM
1.21
9:24AM
1.77
10:09PM
1.26
10:01AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.50
3:35PM
0.25
2:54AM
0.47
4:10PM
0.20
3:36AM
0.44
4:45PM
0.18
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset8:02-------8:02-------8:02-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
68653873123112211-11--1-111
Temp. °C222121212019202222202020212122212121202021212222
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