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30th Street/Ship Bottom surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 30th Street/Ship Bottom sea temperature is
5.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at 30th Street/Ship Bottom today?
The current surf forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at 30th Street/Ship Bottom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 71 | 61 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 88 | 141 | 289 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48PM 1.07 | 5:10AM 1.37 | 5:34PM 1.09 | 5:51AM 1.40 | 6:16PM 1.11 | 6:29AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:50AM 0.10 | 10:47PM 0.10 | 11:34AM 0.05 | 11:29PM 0.09 | 12:18PM 0.02 | 12:11AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| Temp. °C | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | -9 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
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