Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, ESE swell with 62 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 4s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore 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 05) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 4s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 4s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
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Alright, grab a coffee, 'cause I'm gonna level with you. Things are looking pretty quiet for us around Stockton for a while. We've got a 16-day window here, but the first good chunk of it is a write-off. From now through the middle of next week, the swell is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or messy, and you're just not going to get a wave worth paddling for.
We're looking at a solid gap of nearly two weeks before anything remotely interesting shows up. The first real flicker of hope comes on Monday the 14th, but honestly, even then it's just a pulse of weak, short-period swell with onshore wind – not something I'd race out for.
The standout of the whole outlook, the only one worth circling on your calendar, is Wednesday the 16th of July. It's not a day for beginners because the swell could be pushing a bit too steep, but for anyone else, this is the one.
Stockton itself is the break, and it's a beach and jetty setup (New South Wales). The water temp is sitting at 72° with the anomaly mentioning a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice. On the 16th, the early morning is your window. We're looking at a clean 2ft swell coming from the SSE, with a light WNW cross-offshore breeze. That wind is going to keep the surface glassy and clean. The combined swell energy is (62), which is on the weaker side, but given everything else has been flat, any clean wave with a bit of shape is a gift. The period is around 8 seconds, so it's a short-period wind swell, but the clean conditions will make it rideable.
After that, the Friday on the 17th has a similar 3ft SSE swell early with a light NE cross-off, but it's still nothing to write home about. If the 16th window is blown out, the 17th morning is your backup, but the swell direction is more southerly.
Bottom line: the next week and a half is a dead zone. Don't bother. If you're desperate for a paddle, point your car at Stockton on the morning of the 16th and hope the forecast holds.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
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 kJ | 32 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 51 | 37 | 62 | 59 | 41 | 47 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.17m | 10:39PM1.57m | 11:10AM1.19m | 11:15PM1.52m | 11:51AM1.21m | 11:54PM1.47m | 12:33PM1.25m | 00:36AM1.41m | 1:17PM1.31m | 1:22AM1.34m | 2:04PM1.39m | 2:15AM1.28m | 3:00PM1.46m | 3:19AM1.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.23m | 4:47AM0.14m | 4:29PM0.27m | 5:24AM0.15m | 5:14PM0.30m | 6:04AM0.15m | 6:06PM0.32m | 6:44AM0.14m | 7:03PM0.32m | 7:27AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.31m | 8:14AM0.13m | 9:10PM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | 59 | 41 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 7 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 10 | E 12 | SE 9 | S 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | — | 5 | — | 13 | 13 | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | WSW 2 | — | S 5 | SW 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 22 | 23 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 11 | 45 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 15 | 35 | 51 | 37 | 62 | 8 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 1175 | 8 | 82 | 1176 | 24 | 1131 | 123 | 0 | 2192 | 2315 | 942 | 1458 | 1176 | 554 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
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