Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 82 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 5s 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 0.3m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Well, look, I’m not going to sugarcoat it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty damn flat out at Stockton. This is one of those stretches where you’d be better off checking the tide charts for a long walk than waxing up, because there’s just nothing doing. We’re looking at a blank run for a good while here.
The first week is a total bust. From Friday the 7th right through to Wednesday the 20th, the swell is just tiny. We’re talking ankle to knee high slop at best. The wind is mostly onshore or cross, chopping up what little there is. The swell energy is weak, reading between 6 and 57 in the brackets, and the periods are short, mostly in the 4 to 8 second range, so it’s just wind chop with no push. Water temp is about 75.4°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a hood.
There’s a brief tease on Thursday the 20th afternoon. The swell bumps up a touch to 3ft from the SE, and the energy finally gets into the triple digits at 243. Still, it’s marginal, and the wind is just cross-off, so it might be a bit of a close-out mess. Not worth calling in sick for.
Friday the 21st sees a little more size, 3.6ft from the south, but the period is a poor 5 seconds, and the energy is weak again. The morning has a clean cross-off wind, so it might be surfable for a longboard if you’re desperate, but it’s going to be gutless and sectiony. The afternoon blows out with a cross-shore chop.
After that, we fizzle right back out to nothing. The rest of the window through to Saturday the 22nd is flat. So, yeah, this is a write-off. The forecast can change, but right now, there are no good options. I’d say give it a miss and wait for the next pulse. This is one of those times where the ocean just says ‘no’.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | S 5 | S 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 82 | 25 | 31 | 79 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.59m | 4:21AM1.16m | 4:57PM1.66m | 5:32AM1.21m | 6:00PM1.75m | 6:33AM1.29m | 6:58PM1.81m | 7:32AM1.38m | 7:55PM1.86m | 8:28AM1.48m | 8:47PM1.86m | 9:18AM1.55m | 9:35PM1.83m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.27m | 9:55AM0.16m | 11:19PM0.20m | 11:04AM0.11m | 00:19AM0.10m | 12:07PM0.04m | 1:16AM0.00m | 1:07PM-0.03m | 2:07AM-0.08m | 2:03PM-0.08m | 2:53AM-0.12m | 2:54PM-0.09m | 3:36AM-0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | SE 8 | E 9 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 25 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | W 3 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 3 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | S 4 | — | S 6 | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 37 | 82 | 2 | 31 | 79 | 2 | 11 | 45 | — | 11 | 19 | — | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1505 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 122 | 61 | 82 | 2395 | 51 | 327 | 135 | 293 | 1013 | 554 | 498 | 516 | 373 | 549 |
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