Stockton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Stockton Beach has cookin' over the next couple of weeks. There's a bit of a slow start, but some windows of clean waves are on the way.

The overall pattern starts out pretty small and winds are a bit of a nuisance early on. The first real chance to paddle out comes on Tuesday afternoon the 11th. The morning's only showing a tiny 1ft wave, so not worth it. But the afternoon improves with a 4ft S swell rolling in. The wind is light offshore from the W, so it'll be clean. The energy is moderate at 429, and it's a groundswell with a 12-second period, which means good shape. Tuesday afternoon is your first decent option, but it's not a standout.

Wednesday the 12th has a similar sized 4ft S swell in the morning with a clean offshore wind, but the period drops to 10 seconds. It's surfable, but the real highlight in the first week is Thursday the 13th morning. It's a bit punchier at 4ft from the SSW with a very short period of 7 seconds, so expect a bit of a bumpy, close-out feel. The wind is cross-off, so it's clean enough, but the quality is just marginal.

The weekend of the 15th and 16th looks pretty ordinary. The swell picks up to 5ft-6ft from the S and SSE, but the wind is cross or cross-on, making it choppy. Plus the period is short, so it's not going to be fun.

There's a larger swell from the SE coming through on Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th, with waves around 7ft to 8ft. That's getting big, and with cross-on winds and a short 8-second period, it's going to be a messy, blown-out mess. Not one for the paddle surfer.

Things clean up a bit at the start of the second week. On Friday the 21st morning, there's a tiny 2ft E swell with light SW winds, so the waves are clean but small and weak (energy of 100). Surfable but nothing to get excited about.

The standout for the entire outlook looks to be Monday afternoon the 24th. The swell jumps to a solid 6ft from the S, period is a short 8 seconds, but the wind cranks offshore from the W at 19 mph. That's a fresh offshore breeze that will groom the wave faces. The energy is strong at 519. It'll be a clean, punchy wave. That's the session to try and line up. Tuesday the 25th morning also looks clean with a 5ft S swell and offshore wind, but the period is still short.

To sum it up: the first couple of days are small and average. The best bet is Monday afternoon the 24th, with that strong offshore wind and a good-sized swell. Later on Wednesday the 26th morning has clean 6ft SSE swell as well, so worth keeping an eye on that.

Rusty out.

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