Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, ENE swell with 70 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming up for the Stockton stretch.
To be straight with you, the next two weeks are looking pretty bleak. There's a long dry spell here with nothing much to get excited about. The first real hint of anything interesting doesn't show up until the 21st of July, and even then, it's not a sure thing. That's a solid gap of two weeks with barely a wave worth paddling for.
Right now, through the end of this week and into the next, we've got tiny, weak swells. The energy is just not there – we're looking at combined energy readings in the teens and twenties ( 19 to 86 ) for days on end. Conditions are a mess, too, with a lot of cross-onshore breezes and choppy water. For a surfer, this is pure frustration. You'd be better off tuning the fins on your longboard or just not bothering. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.
The one faint glimmer, and I mean faint, is on the morning of Tuesday, the 21st of July. We get a bump in the swell height to 3 ft from the east, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 174, which is at least in the moderate range. The wind is cross-shore from the east at 16 mph, which is messy, but not a total write-off. That's the best we've got, and it's a long way off, so don't book a day off work for it yet. The rest of that week looks like more of the same small, weak, onshore junk.
Honestly, if you're into kiting, the strong onshore winds we get on the 12th of July, with winds from the southeast at 28 mph and that lumpy, messy sea, might be more your scene. For the rest of us, this is a long, quiet period. It's one of those stretches where the forecasts can change, but right now, it's looking like a solid period to do other things.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
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 kJ | 24 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22AM1.34m | 2:04PM1.39m | 2:15AM1.28m | 3:00PM1.46m | 3:19AM1.22m | 4:06PM1.55m | 4:34AM1.19m | 5:11PM1.66m | 5:41AM1.21m | 6:10PM1.76m | 6:42AM1.26m | 7:09PM1.84m | 7:44AM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.31m | 8:14AM0.13m | 9:10PM0.29m | 9:10AM0.12m | 10:23PM0.23m | 10:13AM0.09m | 11:30PM0.14m | 11:16AM0.04m | 00:31AM0.05m | 12:16PM-0.02m | 1:31AM-0.05m | 1:16PM-0.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | 8:28 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 15 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 4 | E 8 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SSE 4 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | SSE 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | W 3 | WSW 2 | S 7 | — | N 3 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 29 | 52 | 79 | 77 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 44 | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 120 | 1176 | 212 | 212 | 475 | 24 | 35 | 553 | 36 | 38 | 0 | 82 | 214 | 419 | 498 | 393 | 295 | 336 | 419 | 1131 |
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