Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SSW swell with 325 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 7s. 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 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) 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 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: it's looking pretty grim across the board for this forecast period. We've got one single glimmer of a wave, but we'll get to that in a moment.
Right now, and for the next several days, it's flat or close to it. We're looking at tiny dribbles of swell, mostly around 1 to 2 ft, and the combined energy is barely registering with values in the single digits or low teens (like 14 to 22). That's weak. The wind is mostly okay, staying cross-off or light, keeping the water clean, but without any swell, that doesn't mean a thing. You could spend all day floating around on a foamy and not get wet.
There's a solid gap of nothing recommended until we hit Monday the 17th of August. That's the first sniff of something, but even then, it's a tease. Monday morning shows a jump in size to 6 ft from the SSW, with a cross-off NW wind of 12 mph. The combined energy jumps to 425, which is a decent pulse of power. But the call is a "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions," scoring only a 1 out of 10. The swell period is 7 seconds, so it's short-period windswell, not a long-range groundswell. Given the energy and the wind setup, this could actually be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. For anyone on a traditional board, it looks like a messy, bumpy option.
After that, it’s back to the poor surf conditions for the rest of the 16-day window. The swell drops off again, staying mostly below 3 ft with combined energy figures in the double-digit range (like 35 to 146). The winds flip around a bit – some clean ones, some onshore junk – but there's just no consistent push of swell to make anything worthwhile.
Honestly, if you are determined to get wet, the Monday the 17th morning window is the only thing on offer, but keep expectations in the gutter. Other than that, the forecast looks like a long, drawn-out blank run. Hope it changes.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 212 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.41m | 7:03PM1.71m | 7:36AM1.50m | 7:53PM1.72m | 8:26AM1.55m | 8:40PM1.69m | 9:14AM1.57m | 9:27PM1.62m | 10:02AM1.56m | 10:15PM1.52m | 10:51AM1.53m | 11:03PM1.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM-0.02m | 12:45PM0.00m | 1:37AM-0.09m | 1:42PM-0.03m | 2:26AM-0.13m | 2:34PM-0.04m | 3:12AM-0.14m | 3:23PM-0.02m | 3:54AM-0.11m | 4:10PM0.03m | 4:34AM-0.04m | 4:55PM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | E 13 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | W 2 | — | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 1 | — | 23 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 647 | 652 | 2634 | 593 | 593 | 1343 | 967 | 2393 | 1483 | 613 | 508 | 593 | 116 | 7 | 178 | 194 | 918 | 1175 | 1041 |
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