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30th Street/Ship Bottom Surf Forecast
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30th Street/Ship Bottom surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal 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 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 30th Street/Ship Bottom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | |
31 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 65 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 97 | 54 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 41 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.26m | 4:20PM1.37m | 4:42AM1.30m | 5:15PM1.50m | 5:41AM1.34m | 6:06PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.12m | 10:53PM0.18m | 11:02AM0.05m | 11:47PM0.07m | 11:50AM-0.01m | 00:41AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | 8:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 31 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 41 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | SE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 65 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 57 | 74 | 97 | 54 | 43 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 110 | 3 | 414 | 414 | 1043 | 451 | 436 | 414 | 414 | 726 | 829 | 1037 | 988 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
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