Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, SSE swell with 450 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 8s. 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 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve had a proper look at Stockton. Honestly, mate, it’s a tough stretch. The 16-day window is looking pretty flat and messy. There’s not a single standout session in the lot, and most days the wind is doing you no favours. The first few days are a write-off, and the pattern doesn’t really improve. We’ve got a long gap of poor conditions before anything even remotely worth a mention pops up.
The first real sniff of anything is on Monday the 3rd of August, but it’s not good. You’ve got a 5ft swell from the S, period a short 8 seconds, and the cross-onshore wind is making a mess of it. The combined energy is moderate at 301, but the surf is just poor. It’s a beginner-friendly beach/jetty spot, but at 5ft it’s pushing the limit for learners, and the chop is ugly. The water temp is about 74°F on the Saturday afternoon, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
The rest of the first week and into the second is more of the same – small, short-period slop with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The swell barely cracks 3ft most days, and the energy is weak, with values in the 30s and 40s. There’s a moment on Tuesday morning the 4th with a clean look from a cross-offshore ENE breeze, but the swell is only 3ft from the SSE with a 7-second period – tiny and weak. Not worth paddling out for.
The best chance you’ll get is on the morning of Thursday the 13th of August. It’s a glassy morning with a light W wind, 3ft of swell from the SW, but the period is a short 4 seconds. The energy is very low at 24. It’s clean, but there’s barely any push. For a beginner, it might be a fun little ankle-snapper, but for anyone else, it’s pretty forgettable. The water temp anomaly is normal, so nothing weird there.
For the rest of the outlook, it’s just tiny, weak waves and poor wind. The swell energy figures are in the single digits or low teens by the end of the second week. Stockton is a consistent spot, but this run is a real bummer. It’s the kind of stretch where you’d be better off checking the forecast again in a few days – things can change.
Honestly, for paddle surfing, there’s nothing here. With the onshore winds and the beach setup, the only thing that might be half-interesting is if you’ve got a kite, but even then, the swell is tiny.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 24 | 20 | 39 | 157 | 450 | 138 | 127 | 56 | 82 | 75 | 47 | 43 | 72 | 64 | 76 | 105 | 45 | 29 | 60 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.55m | 11:17AM1.39m | 11:26PM1.49m | 11:58AM1.43m | 00:10AM1.41m | 12:44PM1.48m | 00:59AM1.33m | 1:34PM1.52m | 1:53AM1.24m | 2:33PM1.55m | 2:59AM1.18m | 3:43PM1.59m | 4:21AM1.16m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.09m | 4:54PM0.23m | 5:24AM0.10m | 5:46PM0.26m | 6:07AM0.12m | 6:44PM0.28m | 6:53AM0.14m | 7:45PM0.30m | 7:45AM0.16m | 8:54PM0.30m | 8:44AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 32 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 5 | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 6 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 174 | — | 127 | 56 | 82 | 2 | 47 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 39 | 157 | 450 | 138 | — | — | — | 75 | — | 43 | 72 | 64 | 76 | 105 | 45 | 29 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1005 | 601 | 1139 | 2178 | 1035 | 938 | 146 | 23 | 183 | 186 | 47 | 27 | 352 | 562 | 186 | 2462 | 162 | 12 | 377 |
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