Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 137.17° E

Stokes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stokes Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.3° 

Stokes Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Stokes Bay today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stokes Bay at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Stokes Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
551
489
482
536
606
657
644
719
803
783
827
1048
966
979
879
795
695
685
598
536
459
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:47AM0.12m
4:08PM0.03m
5:24AM0.12m
6:16AM0.11m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.02m
9:21PM0.00m
9:14PM0.00m
9:01PM0.00m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:23
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
20
19
15
14
13
11
11
13
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
14
16
14
12
13
Feels °C
16
17
19
16
12
12
11
7
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
10
12
8
8
10
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