30th Street/Ship Bottom surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDT
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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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 30th Street/Ship Bottom today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at 30th Street/Ship Bottom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
35
35
34
34
18
17
17
11
11
11
7
3
8
3
3
18
9
10
96
49
76
116
257
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:56AM1.22m
6:19PM1.52m
6:41AM1.22m
6:59PM1.54m
7:23AM1.22m
7:37PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.14m
00:42AM0.11m
12:39PM0.16m
1:26AM0.09m
1:20PM0.18m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
20
20
22
23
21
19
17
14
13
14
19
20
22
20
18
18
14
10
14
15
15
13
14
13
19
18
20
21
18
13
13
9
9
10
17
16
18
16
13
14
7
2
7
8
10
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
28
28
33
31
21
18
17
17
11
11
11
7
3
8
3
3
18
9
10
7
6
3
3
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
47
35
35
34
34
7
8
3
3
4
3
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
N
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
S
7
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.7
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
5
15
18
17
1
12
9
96
49
76
116
257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
3
74
298
194
194
194
437
910
404
404
67
165
216
832
652
1227
1142
270
107
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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