Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, S swell with 167 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stockton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
Alright, surfers, this is Rusty checkin' in from the beach. Let's have a look at the next couple of weeks for our local zone.
First off, I gotta be straight with you: this 16-day window is a pretty bleak run. We’re looking at a long, frustrating stretch of tiny, weak, and mostly messy waves. From now through the whole first week, it’s just micro-swell with nothin’ worth paddling out for. The wave energy is absolutely cooked, with values barely crackin' 80 (81) at the very peak of a pulse on Saturday the 18th, but with onshore winds raking it, it’s just a blown-out mess. There’s a long gap here with zero recommendations for a proper surf, so you’re better off cleaning the wax off your board or going for a skate.
For Stockton (beach/jetty), you’d need an optimum swell from the SE to really get it firing, and we just aren’t getting that. The best-looking windows are tiny scraps. Thursday the 16th morning is clean with a light cross-offshore from the NW, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the south with a short 5-second period and next to no energy (14). Friday the 17th morning has a gentle offshore from the NNE, but again, the swell is a measly 1 ft from the south. The only other standouts are mornings further out: Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th both have clean conditions with offshore or cross-offshore winds, but the swell is still a tiny 1 ft from the SSE with weak period (8 seconds). The combined energy stays paltry (36 and 24). Honestly, for the whole sixteen days, there is no one true standout. Everything is poor. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so you won't need a thick wetsuit, but you won't need your board either.
Given the tiny swell, poor quality, and onshore wind that pops up so often, this setup at a beach break looks far more interesting for a kite surfer looking for a session than for anyone trying to paddle into a wave. Hang in there, it tends not to stay this poor for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 96 | 41 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.31m | 8:07PM1.90m | 8:43AM1.38m | 9:03PM1.92m | 9:36AM1.44m | 9:54PM1.89m | 10:28AM1.48m | 10:42PM1.81m | 11:19AM1.49m | 11:31PM1.69m | 12:11PM1.49m | 00:21AM1.55m | 1:02PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM-0.05m | 1:16PM-0.08m | 2:25AM-0.13m | 2:14PM-0.12m | 3:14AM-0.17m | 3:07PM-0.12m | 4:02AM-0.17m | 3:59PM-0.08m | 4:49AM-0.13m | 4:53PM0.01m | 5:39AM-0.06m | 5:50PM0.10m | 6:27AM0.02m | 6:48PM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 31 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | E 6 | — | SE 9 | E 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | NE 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 42 | — | 9 | 5 | — | 17 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 14 | 67 | 96 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 733 | 499 | 499 | 498 | 628 | 163 | 322 | 90 | 234 | 24 | 1016 | 533 | 1005 | 1139 | 1005 | 1391 | 1013 | 1458 | 160 | 35 | 23 |
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