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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 03 May 2025 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 30th Street/Ship Bottom this week:

The surf forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 04) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 30th Street/Ship Bottom in the next 12 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 06) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (May 07) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sun 4th May)4ft (1.2m) 6s
Best Surf 5AM (Sun 4th May)4ft (1.2m) 6s
Most Powerful 8PM (Tue 6th May)4ft (1.2m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 12 days.

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Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.4
SE
0.7
S
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)6666777777868810999999888888888877666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1329264476997516210645223852618567555453393728181817161211141134352210109
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
NW
15
NE
10
S
15
W
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
S
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
1.35
2:08PM
1.23
2:20AM
1.29
3:03PM
1.24
3:16AM
1.24
3:57PM
1.27
4:12AM
1.22
4:49PM
1.33
5:05AM
1.22
5:36PM
1.39
5:53AM
1.23
6:18PM
1.45
6:36AM
1.24
6:55PM
1.50
7:15AM
1.25
7:31PM
1.52
7:53AM
1.24
8:05PM
1.52
8:30AM
1.21
8:37PM
1.50
9:07AM
1.18
9:10PM
1.47
9:45AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
0.15
8:13PM
0.31
9:05AM
0.17
9:20PM
0.31
9:57AM
0.16
10:17PM
0.27
10:41AM
0.15
11:05PM
0.22
11:21AM
0.13
11:50PM
0.17
11:59AM
0.13
12:33AM
0.12
12:37PM
0.13
1:16AM
0.09
1:16PM
0.14
1:58AM
0.06
1:55PM
0.16
2:39AM
0.05
2:32PM
0.18
3:18AM
0.06
3:08PM
0.21
3:56AM
0.09
3:43PM
0.24
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-5:54--5:52--5:52--5:50--5:48--5:48--5:47--5:46--5:45--5:43--5:43--5:41-
Sunset--7:52--7:53--7:54--7:55--7:57--7:58--7:59--8:00--8:00--8:01--8:01--8:02
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Rain (mm)
--12-48--11-------------------------
Temp. °C181718151615151520181820201716151111101417172126242326232325232223192426
Feels °C (?)141415141613131416171618181512115551013142024212121192121202019142323

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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Information about the 30th Street/Ship Bottom Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 30th Street/Ship Bottom provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at 30th Street/Ship Bottom can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (30th Street/Ship Bottom) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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