30th Street/Ship Bottom Surf Forecast

/ New Jersey (82 breaks) / New Jersey (82 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (39.64° N 74.18° W)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 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 19.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 Wednesday (Oct 15) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period. 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 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 19) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Wed 15th Oct)	4ft (1.2m) 9s
Best Surf	8AM (Wed 15th Oct)	4ft (1.2m) 9s
Most Powerful	2AM (Wed 15th Oct)	6ft (1.9m) 9s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).
		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tue 21
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	S	S	E	E	E	E	NE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	10	9	10	9	7	7	9	9	13	12	11	10	5	6	10	9	9	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	633	235	188	251	163	118	59	61	82	60	264	224	116	72	67	50	17	7	6	1	65
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	SE	SSE	S	S	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:02AM 1.26		3:23PM 1.39	4:04AM 1.30		4:24PM 1.38		5:01AM 1.37	5:19PM 1.39		5:50AM 1.44	6:06PM 1.41		6:32AM 1.51	6:47PM 1.41		7:10AM 1.55	7:25PM 1.40		7:44AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)	9:12PM 0.21	9:18AM 0.30		10:09PM 0.17	10:19AM 0.26		10:58PM 0.13	11:11AM 0.21		11:40PM 0.10	11:58AM 0.16		12:20AM 0.09	12:42PM 0.12		12:57AM 0.09	1:24PM 0.10		1:34AM 0.10		2:05PM 0.09

		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tue 21
Sunrise	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-
Sunset	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:08

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	19	15	10	15	13	11	16	15	13	14	16	18	19	20	14	18	15	13	14
Feels °C (?)	12	13	15	7	2	6	4	5	12	11	10	12	12	13	14	15	9	12	10	5	6

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at 30th Street/Ship Bottom (light winds from the WNW at BUOY-JCRN4 26 km from 30th Street/Ship Bottom). A 2.2m swell from the ENE
2 hours 4 minutes ago 30th Street/Ship Bottom

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26 km away, 2 h 4 min ago

8 km/h

WNW

0.0

19.5

Air / Water (°C)

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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).

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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