Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, ESE swell with 109 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Stockton over the next couple of weeks.
First off, I gotta be straight with you – the outlook is a bit of a bummer. We’re lookin’ at a solid 16-day window with no real surf to get excited about. The forecast is a long stretch of small, weak, and mostly messy conditions. The wave energy is low, struggling to get past a combined energy of 79 (on the 2nd of September), and most days it’s sitting in the low teens or twenties. That’s barely a ripple. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 76° when we get the first reading, but that’s about the only good news.
We start the run on Saturday, August 29th, with a tiny 1ft swell from the SE, but it’s a cross-on breeze and the surf is just poor. Sunday the 30th gets worse with winds howling onshore at 16 mph and a period of 3 seconds – that’s just wind chop, not surf. The whole first week is a write-off. We get a few clean moments, like Monday afternoon the 31st with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 1.0ft. It’s nothin’ to ride.
The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. There’s a slight bump on Wednesday, September 9th, with a 2ft SE swell and a period of 12 seconds, pushing that combined energy to 164. That’s moderate energy, but the wind is cross-on and choppy, so it’s still lousy. The following Thursday the 10th has a 3ft SSE swell and a clean cross-off wind in the afternoon (energy of 105), but it’s weak and inconsistent. For a beach/jetty setup like Stockton, that long period swell (12 seconds) is likely to break too straight, not ideal for this spot.
For the rest of the run, we’re seein’ strong winds, some rain, and tiny swell. Even the clean offshore days on the 13th of September only have 2ft of weak, short-period swell. There’s simply not enough size or consistency to recommend a paddle. The setup here looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the days with stronger cross-off winds.
Hang tight, folks. It tends not to stay this poor for long, and the forecasts can always change, but for now, we’re on a blank run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 98 | 75 | 49 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.62m | 10:08AM1.56m | 10:23PM1.56m | 10:45AM1.60m | 11:03PM1.48m | 11:28AM1.62m | 11:49PM1.39m | 12:18PM1.63m | 00:44AM1.30m | 1:14PM1.63m | 1:44AM1.22m | 2:17PM1.62m | 2:55AM1.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.12m | 3:36AM0.05m | 3:53PM0.13m | 4:11AM0.06m | 4:38PM0.16m | 4:49AM0.10m | 5:31PM0.21m | 5:35AM0.14m | 6:32PM0.26m | 6:28AM0.19m | 7:36PM0.30m | 7:27AM0.23m | 8:46PM0.32m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 24 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 98 | 75 | 49 | 19 | 12 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | — | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 327 | 322 | 162 | 231 | 373 | 1005 | 601 | 410 | 82 | 15 | 244 | 295 | 0 | 35 | 155 | 99 | 373 | 173 | 293 |
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