Stockton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Stockton over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up – I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. This is a real tough stretch. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for any decent surf. There’s a big ol’ gap of nothing worthwhile from start to finish. We’re looking at a solid 16 days of poor surf conditions, with no real standout sessions on offer. It’s the kind of run that tests your patience.

The first few days are a total dud. Monday, August 31st, we’ve got a tiny 1 ft SE swell, and even though the wind is glassy in the morning, the wave energy is super weak (16). The afternoon kicks up a cross-on breeze, and it’s a total mess. Tuesday and Wednesday are more of the same – tiny, weak swells with poor winds. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

We finally see a tiny bump on Wednesday, September 2nd. The morning shows a 2 ft SE swell with a period of 11 seconds, giving us a bit of groundswell energy (79). The wind is cross-offshore, so it’s clean. But honestly, it’s still pretty weak. For a beginner, this might be a fun little ankle-snapper, but for anyone else, it’s a struggle to get a ride.

The rest of the week and into the next is a real mixed bag of weak, short-period swells and onshore winds. There’s a brief moment on Saturday, September 6th, where we get a moderate offshore wind (NNE 12 mph), with a 2 ft ENE swell, but at a 7-second period, it’s just a messy, weak windswell (55). The energy is still low.

The forecast gets even worse. By September 8th, we get a 4 ft SSW swell, but with a 5-second period and a strong cross-on wind, it’s just a choppy, bumpy mess. That kind of setup with the wind on it and a short period is more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle. The swell energy is only moderate (97), but it’s just not surfable.

The entire second week is a dead zone. Tiny swells, poor periods, and mostly crummy wind. We see a few clean windows with cross-offshore winds on September 10th, 12th, and 13th, but the swell is so small (1 ft to 2 ft) and weak (energy in the 20s and 30s) that it’s not worth paddling out for. The energy is just not there.

The best on offer? There isn’t one. If I had to pick the least terrible moment, it’s the morning of Wednesday, September 2nd. That’s your best bet for a clean, tiny wave on a longboard. But don’t get your hopes up.

Stay patient, Stockton. It tends not to stay this flat for long, and forecasts can change. But for now, wax your board and wait.

Rusty.

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