Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSE swell with 97 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s is also forecast. 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve had a good look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty grim for a while. The surf is going to be a real struggle for most of the forecast period, with very little to get excited about.
We’re looking at a long dry spell. The first week and a half is basically a write-off, with only a few brief moments of ‘surfable but very ordinary’ conditions. The real standout, and honestly the only window worth marking on your calendar, doesn’t show up until Monday the 3rd of August. That’s a solid week and a half of waiting.
The first sign of any real energy comes in on Monday morning, August 3rd at 30th Street/Ship Bottom. The swell jumps up to 5ft from the SE with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a solid moderate 362, which is a big jump from the weak stuff we’ve been seeing. The wind will be light and cross-shore from the North, so it’s not totally clean, but it’s the best push of swell we’ll see. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. This is a beginner-friendly break, so that bump in size might be a little too much for the absolute rookies, but it’s not a washing machine yet. It’s the only real glimmer of hope in the whole 16-day window.
Before that, it’s all small, weak, and crummy. There’s a tiny window on Wednesday morning, July 29th, with a 3ft swell from the SSE and a northwest wind, getting clean. But it’s just a fleeting moment of ‘ordinary’ conditions. The wave energy is very weak, and it’s not worth breaking the car out for.
From the 3rd, it drops back down again. There’s a flurry of activity on the 5th, 7th, and 10th of August where the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”, but these are all with small swells around 3ft and weak energy. The wind is often clean or glassy, which is a tease, but the swell just isn’t there to back it up.
So, bottom line: this is a waiting game. The only real shot you’ve got is on Monday morning, August 3rd at 30th Street. Go for the bigger swell, but don’t expect perfection. The rest of the time, you’re better off sharpening your fins and waiting for the next forecast run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
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 kJ | 22 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 66 | 70 | 64 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 64 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 15 | 56 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.17m | 6:50PM1.48m | 7:18AM1.21m | 7:29PM1.51m | 7:58AM1.25m | 8:06PM1.52m | 8:34AM1.28m | 8:41PM1.51m | 9:10AM1.30m | 9:16PM1.49m | 9:47AM1.33m | 9:54PM1.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.18m | 12:28PM0.25m | 1:18AM0.14m | 1:14PM0.23m | 2:01AM0.09m | 1:58PM0.20m | 2:41AM0.06m | 2:40PM0.19m | 3:17AM0.04m | 3:20PM0.18m | 3:51AM0.04m | 3:58PM0.19m | 4:24AM0.05m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSE 5 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 70 | 64 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 64 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 4 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 66 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 35 | 29 | — | — | 35 | 15 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 254 | 414 | 67 | 178 | 1592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 0 |
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