Stockton Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.94° N 74.90° W

Stockton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stockton sea temperature is
25.0° C
1.5° 

Stockton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Stockton today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Stockton at 11AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
27
13
8
9
5
13
16
10
22
22
18
17
19
17
56
53
35
34
33
31
21
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:21PM1.55m
00:33AM1.36m
1:08PM1.50m
1:20AM1.24m
1:55PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.11m
6:16PM0.24m
6:28AM0.21m
7:10PM0.33m
7:12AM0.30m
8:05PM0.41m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:49
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
29
29
28
26
25
24
26
27
28
27
28
27
26
25
26
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
26
27
27
30
31
30
29
27
26
28
30
29
28
30
28
27
26
27
30
27
27
28
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