Stockton Beach
New South Wales, Australia
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:10 pm4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.2
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C71°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 2918 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 3823 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 3 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 55%
- Sunset
- 7:10 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.9 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 70%
- Mon6.3 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 76%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 52%
- Wed5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 24%
- Thu8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Stockton Beach
Stockton Beach is a sandy beach located in New South Wales, Australia. It spans an area of 4,391,471 square meters and is 30,391 meters long. The nearest airport is Maitland Airport, located 43 kilometers away.
Stockton Beach is located north of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. It is 32 km (20 mi) long and stretches from Stockton, to Anna Bay. Over many years Stockton Beach has been the site of numerous shipwrecks and aircraft crashes. In World War II it was fortified against a possible attack by Imperial Japanese forces. During that time it served as a bombing and gunnery range as well as a dumping area for unused bombs by aircraft returning from training sorties. The length of the beach, its generally hard surface and numerous items of interest along the beach make it popular with four-wheel drive (4WD) enthusiasts. Four-wheel drive vehicles are permitted to drive on Stockton Beach provided the vehicles are in possession of valid permits. The beach is also popular with fishermen and several different varieties of fish may be caught.
Source: Stockton Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Fee not listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 43 km27 miMaitland Airport (MTL)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Stockton Beach0.0 km0.0 mi north away3.3 Poor
- Burwood Beach6.4 km4.0 mi south-west away3.2 Poor
- Dudley Beach8.6 km5.3 mi south-west away3.2 Poor
- Little Redhead Beach13 km7.8 mi south-west away3.2 Poor
- Redhead Beach13 km7.9 mi south-west away3.2 Poor