Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SSE swell with 86 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 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me be straight with you – we’ve got a long dry spell ahead for the 30th Street/Ship Bottom area. There’s nothing in the 16-day window that’s worth paddling out for. The finder is coming up empty on recommendations, and honestly, looking at the guidance, it’s just a stretch of tiny, weak surf with messy winds.
The first week is a total write-off. We’re looking at ankle-to-knee-high dribble from the SSE, with periods barely cracking 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak, often reading just 30 to 50 (moderate energy only briefly hits 130 on the 3rd of August, but that’s still tied to a risk of thunderstorms and strong wind). The water temp is a touch warmer than usual at 76.1°F, but that’s small comfort. For the beginner-friendly bank at 30th Street/Ship Bottom, the swell is just too small and the wind is mostly cross or cross-on, making it choppy and unrideable. The only silver lining is a few pockets of clean conditions on Friday the 31st of July morning and some glassy moments on the 9th and 10th of August, but the swell is still pitifully small – 1.3ft to 2ft.
We’re looking at a solid two-week gap with no real surf. The second week brings a few cleaner days with cross-off winds, but the swell stays tiny – under 1.6ft – and the period is short. A couple of 9-second and 10-second swells show up on the 12th and 14th of August, but the height is just 1ft to 1.6ft. It’s a classic summer flat spell for this area. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, it’s a good time to wax the ding repair or take up fishing.
Hang in there. The ocean will wake up again.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 23 | 61 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.51m | 9:10AM1.30m | 9:16PM1.49m | 9:47AM1.33m | 9:54PM1.45m | 10:26AM1.36m | 10:35PM1.40m | 11:10AM1.40m | 11:23PM1.34m | 11:58AM1.44m | 00:17AM1.29m | 12:50PM1.47m | 1:13AM1.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.19m | 3:17AM0.04m | 3:20PM0.18m | 3:51AM0.04m | 3:58PM0.19m | 4:24AM0.05m | 4:37PM0.20m | 4:56AM0.06m | 5:19PM0.23m | 5:32AM0.09m | 6:11PM0.26m | 6:15AM0.12m | 7:18PM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 23 | 61 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 4 | E 6 | S 7 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | S 8 | E 6 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | S 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 37 | 4 | — | 42 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 86 | 9 | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 3 | 7 | 278 | 4 | 252 | 1043 | 458 | 1168 | 1278 | 458 | 1269 | 1227 | 144 | 252 | 1227 | 1043 | 918 | 3148 | 967 |
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