Stockton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the Stockton area over the next couple of weeks. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – it's a tough stretch ahead.

Looking at the whole 16-day run, the pattern is pretty flat. We've got a whole lot of tiny swell and wind issues that just aren't lining up to give us anything worth paddling out for. The first week is a write-off, and the second week doesn't look much better. There's a real dry spell here, with several days in a row offering no real recommendations.

We start on Friday the 24th of July, and it's already showing the problem. Stockton is a beach/jetty setup that needs some love from a good Southeast swell to work, but we're looking at a weak 2ft swell out of the ESE with a short 8-second period and a cross breeze. The combined wave energy is weak at 79, and that just confirms it's poor.

The entire weekend of the 25th and 26th is a no-go. We're seeing tiny, knee-high waves in the 1ft to 2ft range, and the winds are either cross-off or cross. Even though Saturday morning the 25th is clean, there's just no power in the water. The whole first week, right through to the 31st of July, is plagued by tiny swells, short periods, and onshore winds. There is a brief pulse on the morning of the 29th of July where the swell hits 3ft out of the SSE with a period of 8 seconds, giving us moderate wave energy at 124, but it's paired with a cross-offshore wind from the NW. It's clean, but it's a one-off and the quality is still poor.

Heading into the first week of August, it doesn't get any better. The swell drops right back down. The morning of the 3rd of August shows another 3ft pulse from the SSE with moderate energy (103), but it's a choppy cross-onshore wind mess. By the 7th and 8th of August, we're back to ankle-biters and onshores.

The only real moment of hope comes on Thursday morning the 6th of August. We get that 3ft swell out of the South, but with a very short 5-second period. The wind is light and cross-off from the WNW, so it will be clean. The combined energy is only 58 though, so it's not powerful. For a more sheltered spot or a point break, a straight south swell this short and weak just doesn't hold up. It's a clean-looking flat spell. For Stockton, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the lack of push.

To be honest, there's no standout session here. Don't get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but this is a solid blank run for the area.

Rusty.

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