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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at 30th Street/Ship Bottom today?

The current surf forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom at 7PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)667788888878799899989889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)808356598396757154514833333619223250499058402213
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
1.07
6:43AM
1.37
7:09PM
1.10
7:20AM
1.39
7:46PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
-0.05
12:30AM
0.02
1:17PM
-0.09
1:13AM
-0.00
1:56PM
-0.12
1:54AM
-0.02
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--4:58-------4:59-------5:00-----
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C56212334200-1-2-4-5-6-311-2-5-6-8-9
Feels °C (?)-2-1-4-4-1001-2-5-6-8-9-12-13-14-12-8-8-11-15-14-17-17
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