Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, E swell with 272 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stockton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, Rusty here. Let’s be straight: Stockton’s looking pretty flat and lifeless for the guts of this 16-day run. The water’s sitting at 76°F – a solid 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year, which is a real standout in itself. Good for a dip, not for a wave.
We kick off this Monday, the 14th of September, and honestly, it’s a quiet start. Tiny swell, barely a ripple, with a few clean, offshore mornings but nothing with any push. Tuesday’s the same story. Wednesday offers a bit of cross-onshore chop but still gutless. Thursday and Friday stay in that same dusty 1 ft to 2 ft range—clean offshore again on Friday morning, but forget riding anything. We’re looking at a solid week of poor surf conditions, with combined swell energy values struggling to crack 50. The first real flicker of something bigger doesn’t show until Monday the 21st of September, so that’s a seven-day gap of nothing worth paddling for.
Come Monday the 21st, we finally get a jump: a messy 7 ft SE swell at a short 7 seconds, and combined energy reading 422 (moderate wave energy). Problem is, the wind is cross-off in the morning but then turns to a cross-shore mess. It’s marginal at best. Tuesday the 22nd drops a bit to 5 ft, but we’ve got strong cross-shore winds up to 25 mph and lumpy, messy conditions. Honestly, with that wind and chop, this setup looks more suited to kiting than paddling.
After that, it fades again. Wednesday through to the end of the forecast period dribbles out with tiny swell (0.7 ft to 1 ft) and occasional clean windows, but nothing with any power or period. The last real pulse of energy disappears after the 22nd, and the rest is a long, flat tail. Crowds shouldn’t be an issue—there’s rarely a reason to paddle out.
So, no standouts. The best of a bad lot is the morning of Monday the 21st, if you’re desperate, but it’s shallow, short period energy and messy wind. Not a classic.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 84 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.67m | 11:12PM1.42m | 11:39AM1.61m | 11:56PM1.30m | 12:24PM1.54m | 00:44AM1.20m | 1:11PM1.48m | 1:34AM1.12m | 2:03PM1.42m | 2:30AM1.07m | 3:03PM1.39m | 3:41AM1.05m | 4:10PM1.41m | 4:49AM1.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.17m | 4:57AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.28m | 5:38AM0.31m | 6:35PM0.37m | 6:24AM0.41m | 7:29PM0.45m | 7:12AM0.47m | 8:27PM0.50m | 8:05AM0.52m | 9:31PM0.51m | 9:07AM0.53m | 10:31PM0.48m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 31 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | NE 4 | S 6 | E 15 | — | E 14 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | — | E 6 | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 30 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | E 15 | S 5 | — | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | W 3 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | W 3 | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | 84 | 24 | 3 | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 327 | 601 | 730 | 730 | 637 | 64 | 1168 | 47 | 24 | 1168 | 47 | 82 | 1141 | 322 | 1175 | 2265 | 1141 | 35 | 34 | 501 |
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