Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with 165 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 30th Street/Ship Bottom this week:
The surf forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 30th Street/Ship Bottom in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m looking at the whole 16-day window for 30th Street/Ship Bottom, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The forecast is basically a flat spell with tiny, weak waves and a whole lot of nothing to get excited about.
Right at the start, on Friday the 4th of September, we’ve got a tiny 1ft swell rolling in from the southeast. The wind is glassy in the afternoon, dead calm, but with that kind of wave height, it’s just not enough to ride. The water is a balmy 76°, which is *much warmer* than normal for this time of year – that’s a nice surprise for a paddle, but not for surfing.
The pattern just doesn’t change. Saturday and Sunday are even smaller, with weak, short-period windswell. The energy is pitiful, sitting at only 11 to 34 (weak energy) for the whole weekend. The winds are all over the place, mostly cross-shore or onshore, so it’s choppy and messy. Nothing worth paddling out for.
The whole first week is a write-off. We see a few moments of clean conditions from the west or northwest, but the swell never gets above 3ft, and even that on Thursday the 10th is a short-period 7-second south swell – just a bump. The combined energy rarely breaks into double digits, mostly weak (around 5 to 61).
The second week doesn’t save us either. One of the slightly better-looking windows might be Tuesday the 15th of September, with a 3ft swell from the northeast, but the period is only 5 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-shore, so it’s gonna be bumpy and weak. There is a glimmer of a clean, offshore wind session on the 14th with a west wind, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft.
For a beach break like this, it’s just a frustrating run. The combined energy stays low, and the swell directions are all over the place – east, southeast, northeast – never matching the optimum SE direction for any real quality. There are no standouts here. The setup is more interesting for a kite than a paddleboard, honestly.
Hang in there, but don’t plan your week around it. Conditions can change, but right now, it’s a bust.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 165 | 58 | 22 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM1.51m | 2:10AM1.20m | 2:37PM1.50m | 3:18AM1.22m | 3:47PM1.51m | 4:29AM1.28m | 4:55PM1.55m | 5:33AM1.38m | 5:56PM1.61m | 6:29AM1.49m | 6:47PM1.65m | 7:18AM1.58m | 7:33PM1.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.29m | 8:17AM0.25m | 9:39PM0.24m | 9:34AM0.22m | 10:40PM0.16m | 10:40AM0.16m | 11:35PM0.07m | 11:38AM0.09m | 00:25AM-0.00m | 12:33PM0.03m | 1:13AM-0.05m | 1:26PM-0.00m | 1:58AM-0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 22 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | E 11 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | — | S 6 | SE 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 4 | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | SSE 6 | — | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 18 | 30 | — | — | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 59 | 165 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 194 | 502 | 652 | 445 | 461 | 110 | 254 | 3 | 3 | 254 | 3 | 178 | 829 | 342 | 346 | 342 | 1168 | 168 | 1591 | 135 |
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