Surf Forecasts:
Stockton surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SSE swell with 146 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Stockton this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Stockton in the next 16 days are 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Stockton over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Mate, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks are a tough watch for Stockton. The whole 16-day run is a write-off, with nothing that’d make me drag a board out of the shed. We’re looking at a solid gap right from the start, with no surf worth mentioning until the very end, and even then it’s grim. Let’s break it down.
From Wednesday 12 August through to the end of the month, every single session is marked as poor surf conditions. The swell heights barely tickle 0.3ft to 2ft for most of it, with periods all over the shop – short, weak stuff mostly under 8 seconds. The combined energy is almost always a paltry 4 to 78 (weak to barely moderate). The only blip of moderate energy hits on Sunday 16 August afternoon with 114 (moderate energy), but that’s a 5ft swell from the south with a short period of 5 seconds, and the wind is a fresh breeze onshore at 18 mph – choppy, messy, no fun.
The water temp at the start is 78°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, but that’s about the only highlight.
Even the longer-range stuff doesn’t improve. On Wednesday 19 August morning we get a brief glassy moment with a 1ft, 11-second SE swell (47 energy), but it’s tiny and then turns onshore by the afternoon. The last few days – Monday 24 August to Wednesday 26 August – offer clean or cross-off winds on tiny 0.7ft to 2ft swells (18 to 53 energy), but it’s still not rideable for any surfer with standards.
Stockton is a consistent, exposed beach and jetty break that usually handles SE swells best, but this run is dead. There’s no standout, no hope, just flatness and onshore wind. If you’re a kiter, maybe look at Saturday 15 August with that 1ft ENE swell and cross-on breeze, but for a paddle surfer? Save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 3 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 113 | 89 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.86m | 9:18AM1.55m | 9:35PM1.83m | 10:04AM1.60m | 10:19PM1.74m | 10:49AM1.61m | 11:02PM1.62m | 11:35AM1.59m | 11:47PM1.49m | 12:21PM1.55m | 00:33AM1.36m | 1:08PM1.50m | 1:20AM1.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM-0.08m | 2:53AM-0.12m | 2:54PM-0.09m | 3:36AM-0.12m | 3:43PM-0.05m | 4:17AM-0.08m | 4:31PM0.03m | 5:00AM0.01m | 5:22PM0.13m | 5:44AM0.11m | 6:16PM0.24m | 6:28AM0.21m | 7:10PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 8 | S 4 | ENE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 89 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 28 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 7 | E 13 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NE 3 | SSE 6 | — | NE 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 16 | — | 3 | 13 | 113 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1013 | 1013 | 601 | 557 | 2174 | 373 | 3147 | 1148 | 2309 | 1016 | 1378 | 1141 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 96 | 82 | 278 | 226 | 23 |
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