Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.94° N 74.90° W

Stockton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stockton sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Stockton at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
4
9
30
43
27
27
19
12
8
3
3
227
283
384
528
675
900
1035
1089
1109
1210
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
S
30
NNW
40
NW
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:32PM1.48m
1:03AM1.09m
1:23PM1.42m
1:58AM1.06m
2:17PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.43m
6:56PM0.42m
6:28AM0.49m
7:49PM0.46m
7:24AM0.53m
8:44PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
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7:09
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7:11
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6:17
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1
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2
2
2
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Temp °C
18
18
20
24
24
22
17
16
13
10
8
8
8
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
17
17
19
23
22
20
12
9
6
2
-1
-1
1
2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
1
1
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