Stockton Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.94° N 74.90° W

Stockton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stockton sea temperature is
23.6° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Stockton at 6PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
18
23
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
8
8
3
7
28
83
178
88
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
W
20
WSW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
10
WNW
30
SSE
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:28AM1.48m
10:42PM1.81m
11:19AM1.49m
11:31PM1.69m
12:11PM1.49m
Low Tide
3:59PM-0.08m
4:49AM-0.13m
4:53PM0.01m
5:39AM-0.06m
5:50PM0.10m
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
2
1
2
5
11
26
1
Temp °C
27
29
31
28
29
28
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
23
24
Feels °C
29
30
32
30
30
27
24
23
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
28
22
25
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