Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stockton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) 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 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window for Stockton is a tough one. The swell just isn't showing up. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple for days on end.
Right from the start, it's flat. The first few days in the middle of August are a write-off. Sunday the 16th has a tiny 1 ft swell with a 3-second period from the SSE and a 12 mph onshore wind. That’s not surf, that’s just choppy mess.
Monday the 17th gives us a clean morning with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 2 ft from the south. The energy is basically non-existent. The whole week that follows is the same story: tiny waves, mostly under 2 ft, with clean conditions but no power. We get some glassy mornings on the 19th and 20th, you could probably lie on your board and daydream, but there’s nothing to ride.
There's about a week and a half of this nothingness. Things start to look a little different towards the end of the month. On Thursday the 27th of August, the combined energy finally kicks up, but that's misleading. The swell height is still only 2 ft from the SE with a moderate cross-onshore wind. It’s not the quality we’re after.
The only real highlight, and I use that term loosely, might be the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. We get a clean 2 ft swell from the SE with a 10-second period and a gentle cross-offshore breeze. The energy is still very low. It’s small, it’s clean, and for a beginner on a longboard at a consistent beach/jetty break, it might be a session. But for anyone looking for a proper wave, it’s a tough ask. The water temp is sitting at a noticeably warm 77° for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze while you're waiting.
For the experts out there, there's simply nothing in this window. The swell never gets above 3 ft, so forget about anything with any push. The whole setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer for most of these days.
Keep an eye on the forecasts, because with this kind of blank run, things can only get better. Stay keen.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 |
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 kJ | 3 | 20 | 71 | 38 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.59m | 11:47PM1.49m | 12:21PM1.55m | 00:33AM1.36m | 1:08PM1.50m | 1:20AM1.24m | 1:55PM1.45m | 2:08AM1.14m | 2:47PM1.41m | 3:07AM1.07m | 3:49PM1.40m | 4:18AM1.04m | 4:51PM1.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.13m | 5:44AM0.11m | 6:16PM0.24m | 6:28AM0.21m | 7:10PM0.33m | 7:12AM0.30m | 8:05PM0.41m | 7:57AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.43m | 10:11PM0.47m | 9:50AM0.45m | 11:09PM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 33 | 3 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 11 | 38 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | W 3 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | 71 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1179 | 1174 | 2161 | 3 | 102 | 36 | 102 | 61 | 23 | 99 | 362 | 135 | 293 | 1391 | 410 | 1013 | 1139 | 244 | 249 | 210 | 214 |
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