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Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 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 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
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1
2
1
1
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.8
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.5
S
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)7777768991011111010999999910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28211791735525996211081232186326312479162614059949557733512223073187871129699
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
1.60
8:07PM
1.09
8:06AM
1.68
8:52PM
1.16
8:46AM
1.73
9:32PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
0.55
2:21PM
0.41
1:24AM
0.52
2:59PM
0.32
2:11AM
0.50
3:35PM
0.25
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:58-------6:00-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:04-------8:02-------8:02-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11--------11----1--11133
Temp. °C201921222323222121212121222221212120222222222222
Feels °C (?)202021202221191919191818191917171816212020201920
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