30th Street/Ship Bottom Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.64° N 74.18° W

30th Street/Ship Bottom Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 30th Street/Ship Bottom sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.7° 

30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with 81 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful11PM (Sat 25th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, folks, it’s your local surf reporter Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – for a long stretch, it’s gonna be a real struggle to find anything worth paddling out for.

We’re looking at 30th Street/Ship Bottom, and the first real sign of life doesn’t even show up until Monday, the 3rd of August. That’s a solid week and a half of pretty much flat, messy, or blown-out water. From Friday the 24th all the way through to Sunday the 2nd of August, the waves are just too small or the wind is junk. You’ll see a lot of onshore wind and weak, short-period swell with combined energy barely cracking 100 (like 32 to 96). It’s a grim run.

Finally, on the morning of Monday the 3rd of August, we get a little pulse. The swell bumps up to about 2 ft from the SSE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 59. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the SSW, so the conditions will be clean. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is about right. It’s not going to be a classic, but it’s the first thing we’ve got in over a week, so if you’re desperate, that’s your window.

The real standout, and the only time I’d get genuinely excited, is a bit further out. On Friday morning, the 7th of August, we’ve got a notable spike. The swell jumps to 6 ft from the south, with a period of 7 seconds. That’s a short-period swell, which means it might be a bit crumbly and won’t have the long, drawn-out lines of a groundswell. The combined energy gets into the moderate range at 342. Now, here’s the good part: the wind is glassy – literally calm from the east at 3 mph. That’s a major positive. When it’s glassy, anything is rideable. With 6 ft, it’s getting into the size that’s too much for beginners, but for the rest of us, it’s the only real window of quality on the whole forecast. The vibe will be clean, but don’t expect perfection with that short period.

After that, it drops back off. Saturday the 8th has a morning window with a 3 ft NE swell and offshore wind from the west, but it’s weak and short-period again.

So, to sum it up: the first week and a half is a write-off. The only thing worth circling on the calendar is the morning of Friday the 7th of August for that glassy 6 ft south swell. It’s a long way out, so don’t book the day off work just yet, but it’s the only real promise in the 16-day window.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
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Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
18
47
74
39
44
31
40
20
31
15
16
29
17
27
35
43
26
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
E
5
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:51AM1.09m
4:23PM1.37m
4:51AM1.09m
5:16PM1.40m
5:46AM1.12m
6:06PM1.44m
6:35AM1.17m
6:50PM1.48m
7:18AM1.21m
7:29PM1.51m
7:58AM1.25m
8:06PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.31m
10:06AM0.30m
11:01PM0.27m
10:54AM0.29m
11:48PM0.23m
11:41AM0.27m
00:34AM0.18m
12:28PM0.25m
1:18AM0.14m
1:14PM0.23m
2:01AM0.09m
1:58PM0.20m
2:41AM0.06m
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5:48
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8:17
8:16
8:15
8:15
8:14
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8:13
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7
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
22
24
24
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28
26
Feels °C
21
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24
22
28
26
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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 16 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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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