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30th Street/Ship Bottom surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 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
7.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:17PM 1.17 | 1:58AM 1.24 | 2:09PM 1.11 | 2:48AM 1.26 | 3:03PM 1.07 | 3:38AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:20AM 0.25 | 7:51PM 0.11 | 8:23AM 0.23 | 8:41PM 0.12 | 9:17AM 0.20 | 9:25PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -9 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -14 |
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