Stockton Beach surf break

Stockton Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
18.3° 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 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.7
SE
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.2
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)9712128888888844612121110888811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3738362823455856372829192212322310215617117613810012186
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
1.53
5:07AM
1.09
4:58PM
1.57
6:03AM
1.18
5:55PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.60
10:58PM
0.34
10:23AM
0.57
11:54PM
0.28
11:30AM
0.50
12:38AM
0.23
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:48-------
Sunset---5:44-------5:45-------5:45----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182024252321201918212322191815141315171817161514
Feels °C (?)15172022201819171518222117161291012151714131312
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Stockton Beach (moderate winds from the NNW at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station 2 km from Stockton Beach). 0.7m 7s swell from the ENE with a 0.2m 8s swell from the S and a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 42 min ago

20 km/h
NNW
Cross-Off
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