Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ESE swell with 96 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 30th Street/Ship Bottom this week:
The most powerful waves expected at 30th Street/Ship Bottom in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let's look at what 30th Street/Ship Bottom has cooking.
It's a rough start for us. The water is running way warmer than normal for this time of year – about 77°F, which is noticeably hotter than average.
We're staring down a long dry spell of weak, tiny surf for the rest of this week and the next. The swell is pathetic, mostly under 3 feet, and it's all short-period windswell. The energy is weak, with readings like (18) and (40) – nothing to write home about.
The wind isn't doing us any favors either, mostly onshore or side-shore. We get a few clean mornings with light offshore breezes on Tuesday 14th (1ft, SE) and Wednesday 15th (1ft, SE, 8s), but the swell is just too small to be worth suiting up.
There's a gap of a few days with nothing going on, but the end of the period shows a pulse of energy. By Thursday 23rd July, the swell builds to 4ft from the SSE, with energy hitting (228) – our first moderate pulse. But the wind is onshore and it's still labeled poor.
The biggest swell rolls in on Friday 24th July morning: 5ft from the south, but with an onshore wind at 19 mph and energy jumping to (494). That's a lot of messy, churned-up water. At 5ft, it's getting into the zone where beginners might struggle, but it won't be clean.
The only real standout in this whole 16-day run is Monday 20th July morning. The forecast actually says "surfable waves" – the only positive call we get. Swell is 3ft from the SSE with a 7-second period, and we get light offshore winds (NNW, 6 mph) leaving the surf clean (88 energy). It's not gonna be a classic, but after a week of flatness, it's really the only window worth paddling out for.
The second week is more of the same fight with onshore winds and just mediocre size. It's a tough stretch for the Island. Keep your hopes up, but your expectations low.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 |
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 kJ | 8 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 96 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.65m | 5:55AM1.29m | 6:20PM1.72m | 6:56AM1.37m | 7:16PM1.76m | 7:51AM1.43m | 8:09PM1.76m | 8:45AM1.47m | 9:00PM1.73m | 9:39AM1.49m | 9:52PM1.66m | 10:34AM1.49m | 10:45PM1.57m | 11:28AM1.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.04m | 11:56AM0.01m | 1:02AM-0.04m | 12:56PM-0.02m | 1:57AM-0.10m | 1:55PM-0.05m | 2:49AM-0.15m | 2:51PM-0.05m | 3:38AM-0.17m | 3:43PM-0.02m | 4:24AM-0.15m | 4:33PM0.03m | 5:08AM-0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 |
 | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:21 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 20 | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 9 | E 8 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 96 | — | 21 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 27 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 462 | 593 | 505 | 1043 | 652 | 593 | 726 | 605 | 593 | 832 | 341 | 254 | 25 | 144 | 144 | 3 | 157 | 178 | 2537 | 593 | 593 |
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