Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSE swell with 140 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stockton this week:
The surf forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here.
Alright, let’s be straight up – Stockton is dead quiet for the next fortnight. There’s not a single decent wave on the cards. We’re staring down a flat spell that stretches from Tuesday the 28th of July all the way through to at least Wednesday the 12th of August. That’s a solid two-week blank run, which, to be fair, is pretty normal for this beach/jetty setup when the swell window shuts down.
We don’t see much in the way of real swell energy. The only glimmer is Monday afternoon the 3rd of August, where that combined swell energy nudges up slightly to (127), which is moderate energy, but the swell’s a weak 3 ft from the SSE with a short period of just 7 seconds. The wave comment still calls it “poor surf conditions”, so even that tiny bump is messy with cross-offshore winds. You aren’t missing a thing.
Water temps were sitting at 75°F with a tiny 0.5°F anomaly, so pretty average for this time of year. Not that you’ll be in the water.
If you’re still keen on a paddle for the sake of it, the cleanest windows are Wednesday morning the 29th of July with a light NW breeze and 2 ft, or even Monday the 10th of August when it goes totally glassy. But the swell’s tiny, period is short, and there’s no push. Honestly, the whole stretch is more interesting for a kite session than a surfboard, especially when that SSW wind hits 22 mph on the 28th.
Forget it for now. Forecasts can change, but this stretch looks like a complete write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 140 | 46 | 44 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 84 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.62m | 8:51AM1.22m | 9:04PM1.64m | 9:29AM1.27m | 9:40PM1.63m | 10:05AM1.31m | 10:14PM1.60m | 10:40AM1.35m | 10:48PM1.55m | 11:17AM1.39m | 11:26PM1.49m | 11:58AM1.43m | 00:10AM1.41m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.15m | 2:18PM0.19m | 3:09AM0.11m | 2:55PM0.18m | 3:40AM0.09m | 3:32PM0.18m | 4:12AM0.08m | 4:10PM0.20m | 4:46AM0.09m | 4:54PM0.23m | 5:24AM0.10m | 5:46PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 86 | 46 | 44 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 84 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NE 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 7 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 85 | 140 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | 43 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1506 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 36 | 102 | 36 | 102 | 318 | 102 | 318 | 350 | 352 | 888 | 1140 | 244 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
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