Surf Forecasts:
Stockton Beach surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, S swell with 2,662 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s 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 Monday (Sep 14) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk Stockton Beach for the next couple of weeks. Water temp is average for the season at 19°, nothin’ wild there.
We’ve got a quiet start before the action. First chance to get a wave comes Saturday morning, September 12th. Real small, clean 0.5m swell from the SSE, but that period is a long 19 seconds – proper groundswell. The energy is moderate at 469. It’s glassy, dead calm. If you time the tide right, those long-period sets will have some shape. It’s for the intermediate surfer, and crowds are possible.
Saturday afternoon the wind cranks onshore from the ENE at 12 mph, and the surf goes lumpy at 1.2m. Quality gone.
Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th are both messy. Cross-onshore winds, junk swell around 0.6m to 0.8m, poor conditions. Tuesday the 15th is tiny with 0.4m and only 59 units of energy. Don’t bother.
Wednesday the 16th of September changes everything. A solid S swell rolls in at 3.5m – that’s 12 feet. The combined energy is a strong 1756. Wind is a clean cross-off from the SSW at 25 mph. The waves will be groomed, but 3.5m is too big for most; this is expert-only stuff. That big pulse holds through Thursday with 3.0m to 2.5m. If you’re a charger, this is the highlight.
Friday morning the 18th it backs down to 1.2m from the S, clean with a light offshore from the NW. Energy is moderate at 418. Good for a session. Then Saturday the 19th is the best all-rounder: 1.2m from the ESE, light offshore from the WNW, glassy, with an 11-second period. Energy is solid at 435. Clean, fun, manageable.
From Sunday the 20th onward to the end on the 27th, it’s mostly flat or junky. Tiny swell, onshore winds, or messy cross-chop. There’s a brief window on Thursday the 24th morning with 1.1m of ENE windswell and glassy conditions, but the period is only 6 seconds – too short to hold much shape.
So the standouts: Saturday the 12th for a glassy long-period session (if you like small), Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th for the big-wave experts, and Saturday the 19th for the clean, fun surf most of us can enjoy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 337 | 154 | 115 | 143 | 102 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 30 | 15 | 264 | 1744 | 2309 | 2199 | 1502 | 994 | 368 | 196 | 339 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.58m | 9:33AM1.54m | 9:47PM1.46m | 10:10AM1.53m | 10:25PM1.32m | 10:48AM1.50m | 11:03PM1.19m | 11:27AM1.46m | 11:44PM1.07m | 12:11PM1.41m | 00:35AM0.98m | 1:02PM1.36m | 1:45AM0.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.20m | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:43PM0.24m | 3:53AM0.24m | 4:26PM0.31m | 4:24AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.39m | 4:55AM0.41m | 6:01PM0.48m | 5:28AM0.51m | 6:59PM0.55m | 6:08AM0.59m | 8:08PM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 337 | 154 | 115 | 143 | 50 | 98 | 85 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 368 | 187 | 339 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | ENE 5 | SSE 17 | S 10 | ENE 6 | E 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 15 | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 182 | 131 | 7 | 29 | 102 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 183 | 196 | 133 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 18 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 12 | — | E 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 207 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 35 | 109 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | WNW 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 22 | 17 | 59 | 102 | — | 35 | 85 | 1 | 13 | 264 | 1744 | 2309 | 2199 | 1502 | 994 | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 506 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 44 | 172 | 172 | 736 | 833 | 295 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
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