Stockton Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.94° N 74.90° W

Stockton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stockton sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Stockton at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
8
3
6
19
31
35
71
83
54
37
28
33
34
25
30
30
30
17
17
17
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM1.62m
11:35AM1.59m
11:47PM1.49m
12:21PM1.55m
00:33AM1.36m
1:08PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.01m
5:22PM0.13m
5:44AM0.11m
6:16PM0.24m
6:28AM0.21m
7:10PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
2
2
2
4
3
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
27
29
29
27
25
23
22
24
26
28
28
27
Feels °C
25
25
24
22
22
21
21
21
23
24
25
26
28
30
32
30
27
23
23
25
26
28
28
28
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