Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 105 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stockton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) 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 0.8m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. It’s gonna be a tough watch for the next couple of weeks at Stockton.
There’s really nothing doing for the entire 16-day window. The surf just isn’t showing up. We’re looking at a long, frustrating stretch of flat to tiny, messy waves. The best you’ll see is a bump of swell around 3 ft on Saturday the 8th, but that’s got a combined energy of just 141 (moderate) and it’s coming in from the S with a short period of 6 seconds. The wind that day is a cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a jumbled mess. Not worth paddling out for.
The rest of the time, we’re talking surf heights barely reaching 2 ft to 2 ft, and often just 1 ft or 1 ft. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making it choppy, and the swell periods are short, so there’s no real power.
Even the few times we get a sniff of offshore wind, like on Wednesday the 12th morning with a light NNE breeze, the swell is only 2 ft and weak. It’s clean, but you’re basically bobbing around on a lake. There’s one spot on Sunday the 16th morning with a tiny 0.3 ft swell from the SE and a 9-second period, with light offshore wind, but it’s so small it’s barely a ripple.
Basically, if you’re looking to surf, you’re out of luck. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so that’s not the issue. The problem is just a complete lack of any decent swell and poor wind. For a beach/jetty setup like Stockton, with this little energy and so much wind, it honestly looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle. The good news? It tends not to stay this poor for long, so forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 58 | 39 | 43 | 72 | 36 | 43 | 105 | 78 | 49 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 4:57PM1.66m | 5:32AM1.21m | 6:00PM1.75m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.12m | 6:44PM0.28m | 6:53AM0.14m | 7:45PM0.30m | 7:45AM0.16m | 8:54PM0.30m | 8:44AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.27m | 9:55AM0.16m | 11:19PM0.20m | 11:04AM0.11m | 00:19AM0.10m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 29 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 4 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 86 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 13 | — | E 9 | — | E 11 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 6 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 25 | — | 26 | 31 | 58 | 39 | 43 | 72 | 2 | 43 | 105 | 78 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 203 | 244 | 47 | 244 | 1168 | 27 | 23 | 1016 | 155 | 122 | 35 | 69 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 82 | 23 | 34 |
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