Weather Forecast
23.50°C
Current Temperature
15.00km/h
Wind speed
21.45°C
Water Temperature
0.74m
Swell
0.82m
Tide
10/11
UV
Stockton Beach (NSW 239) is the longest beach in NSW and curves in a gentle south-trending arc from Birubi Point for 31.8 km to the mouth of the Hunter River at Newcastle. It occupies Newcastle Bight, known at its southern end as Stockton Bight. For most of its length the beach is well exposed to the dominant southerly waves and winds. The waves have delivered masses of Hunter River sand to the beach, which has then been blown up to 3 km inland, building one of the largest and most active coastal dune systems in NSW (Fig. 4.138). The beach can be divided into the northern Birubi Point section and the southern Stockton section. The beach receives all waves out of the east through south, which averages 1.6 m, only decreasing in the southern 5 km toward Stockton and the northern Hunter River entrance wall, a massive structure extending 800 m out to sea. Beach sediments are fine in the north and medium to the south. The waves combine to maintain a well-developed double bar system for most of the length of the beach, with even three bars occurring in the north during very high seas. The inner bar is usually attached and cut by rips every 300-400 m, which are bordered by a deep 80 m wide trough and the outer bar with rips every several hundred metres. Only in the last few kilometres at Stockton do the lower waves and coarser sand result in a single attached bar, however it is still cut by rips all the way to the entrance wall. The end result is a long and hazardous beach, with waves only decreasing in front of the southern Stockton surf club.
Beach Length: 0.032km
General Hazard Rating: 7/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
24 Nov
Mon
18 Nov
Tue
19 Nov
Wed
20 Nov
Thu
21 Nov
Fri
22 Nov
Sat
23 Nov
Stockton SLSC
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10:00 -15:00
10:00 -15:00
Newcastle City Council Lifeguard Service
09:00 -17:30
09:00 -17:30
09:00 -17:30
09:00 -17:30
09:00 -17:30
09:00 -17:30
09:00 -17:30

Information

Formal parking area
Park
Natural shade
BBQ
Artificial shade
Toilets Block M/F
Picnic
Power supply
Toilets Block Disabled
Shade
Mobile Phone Coverage
Change Rooms
Camping
Showers
Caravan park
Kiosk
Boat ramp
Public phone
Cafe
Bus
Passenger ferry

Regulations

No Littering
No Trailbikes
No Vehicles
No Horses
No Alcohol
No Cats or Dogs
No Dogs Allowed
No Glass

Hazards

Large unexpected waves
Gutters

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.