Surf Forecasts:
Stockton Beach surf forecast from 23 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 27 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 24 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, S swell with 489 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 24 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stockton Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Stockton Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton Beach in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 27) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 24th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 128 | 192 | 450 | 139 | 189 | 159 | 96 | 107 | 111 | 171 | 155 | 239 | 222 | 320 | 196 | 94 | 96 | 75 | 40 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.20m | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:30AM1.13m | 5:12PM1.53m | 5:27AM1.10m | 5:55PM1.60m | 6:20AM1.10m | 6:35PM1.66m | 7:08AM1.12m | 7:15PM1.72m | 7:54AM1.16m | 7:54PM1.76m | 8:38AM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.51m | 10:58PM0.62m | 10:20AM0.52m | 11:55PM0.57m | 11:03AM0.53m | 00:44AM0.51m | 11:46AM0.52m | 1:27AM0.44m | 12:30PM0.52m | 2:07AM0.38m | 1:14PM0.52m | 2:45AM0.33m | 1:57PM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 128 | 192 | 450 | 88 | 48 | 159 | 96 | 107 | 111 | 171 | 155 | 60 | 222 | 17 | 196 | 94 | 96 | 75 | 40 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 12 | S 14 | E 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 89 | 3 | 9 | 78 | 69 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 29 | 81 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 16 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 43 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | SE 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 162 | — | — | — | 139 | 189 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 239 | — | 320 | 96 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 239 | 4 | 2 | 49 |
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