Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, S swell with 192 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s 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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. 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 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this forecast for Stockton is a rough one. We’re staring down the barrel of a 16-day window with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t even show up until Thursday morning, July 23rd, and even then, it’s a real struggle. We’ve got long gaps of nothing but flat, poor conditions. For the most part, the ocean is looking more like a lake, so don’t get your hopes up.
We start off Thursday morning, July 23rd, with a tiny 2ft SSE swell, period a short 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (69). The wind is a gentle offshore from the north at 15 mph, which will keep the surface clean. Bloody tiny though. It’s surfable, but only just. This is truly beginner-only territory. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.
Thursday afternoon the swell drops to 1ft and the wind swings onshore. It’s a write-off. Friday morning, July 24th, sees a 1ft SE swell with a 12 mph cross-offshore wind, so it’s clean, but the energy is pathetic (33). The afternoon is a messy 3ft from the east with a 5-second period – that’s windswell junk. The rest of the week is more of the same: tiny swells, crossed-up winds, onshores, and glassy mornings with no power. Saturday, July 26th, Sunday morning is glassy with 1ft but the energy is only 33, so it’s a flat, pretty lake.
There’s a tiny blip on Monday, August 3rd. The morning looks glassy with a light WSW wind at 3 mph. The swell is still only 2ft from the SE, period 7 seconds, energy (65). It’s another “surfable but very ordinary” kind of day. The water will be clean, but there’s just no push. If you’re a beginner wanting to practice pop-ups, that’s your window.
The rest of the run into August 7th is a washout. The swells are all under 3ft, periods are short, and the winds are either onshore or cross-shore. There’s nothing here for a confident surfer. Honestly, for a beach/jetty spot like this, with the wind and tiny swell, the setup is better suited for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on most of these days. There’s no standout, no hidden gem. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 58 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 42 | 19 | 66 | 48 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 129 | 68 | 35 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.09m | 4:33PM1.42m | 4:52AM1.05m | 5:25PM1.45m | 5:46AM1.06m | 6:12PM1.49m | 6:34AM1.09m | 6:58PM1.54m | 7:22AM1.12m | 7:43PM1.58m | 8:09AM1.17m | 8:25PM1.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.39m | 9:36AM0.32m | 10:46PM0.39m | 10:29AM0.34m | 11:40PM0.37m | 11:20AM0.33m | 00:30AM0.32m | 12:07PM0.30m | 1:16AM0.27m | 12:53PM0.26m | 1:58AM0.20m | 1:37PM0.22m | 2:35AM0.15m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 58 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 48 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 68 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 12 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | W 3 | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 22 | 66 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | 129 | 2 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 377 | 106 | 232 | 410 | 0 | 212 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 419 | 38 | 322 | 322 | 27 | 12 | 244 | 3 |
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