Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 137.17° E

Stokes Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Stokes Bay sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stokes Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
542
472
466
466
404
398
398
393
382
265
253
250
250
171
163
156
151
124
95
93
93
92
55
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
E
10
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:39PM0.03m
6:57AM0.11m
7:50AM0.10m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.02m
4:02PM0.02m
5:09PM0.02m
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clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
13
11
11
12
12
14
16
16
12
10
9
9
10
15
17
18
14
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
9
13
13
6
6
5
6
6
12
13
15
9
6
8
8
9
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