Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 28 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 28 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 4 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 28 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E 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 Monday (Sep 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. 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 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 04) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 02) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 28th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 28th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 4th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 52 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 76 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.66m | 9:08PM1.47m | 9:26AM1.66m | 9:56PM1.40m | 10:16AM1.63m | 10:53PM1.32m | 11:14AM1.59m | 11:57PM1.26m | 12:18PM1.54m | 1:02AM1.24m | 1:23PM1.50m | 2:07AM1.24m | 2:29PM1.48m | 3:13AM1.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.03m | 3:25AM0.01m | 4:07PM0.05m | 4:06AM0.05m | 4:56PM0.10m | 4:50AM0.10m | 5:50PM0.17m | 5:42AM0.18m | 6:57PM0.23m | 6:51AM0.26m | 8:15PM0.25m | 8:14AM0.28m | 9:25PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 30 | 13 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | S 5 | SE 12 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 52 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 37 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 23 | 23 | — | 17 | 12 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 18 | — | 18 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 76 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 59 | 78 | 144 | 23 | 3 | 64 | 1045 | 1043 | 502 | 1227 | 60 | 0 |
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