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

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 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
5.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 27) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. 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 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 27) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Mar 26) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Fri 27th Mar)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf11AM (Fri 27th Mar)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Most Powerful 8AM (Fri 27th Mar)5ft (1.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Icy conditions (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
SE
0.6
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.3
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
NE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)789669991010106777694888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68722130154226151787141624915977775
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNW
35
NNW
20
N
15
SSE
20
SW
15
SW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
W
10
W
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
1.22
11:49PM
1.46
12:30PM
1.16
12:52AM
1.40
1:34PM
1.12
1:56AM
1.34
2:39PM
1.12
3:02AM
1.31
3:46PM
1.15
4:11AM
1.31
4:52PM
1.23
5:14AM
1.34
5:49PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
-0.04
6:22AM
0.02
6:18PM
0.06
7:33AM
0.09
7:32PM
0.14
8:50AM
0.11
8:53PM
0.16
9:56AM
0.07
10:03PM
0.12
10:52AM
0.01
11:03PM
0.06
11:42AM
-0.04
11:56PM
0.00
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise6:56--6:54--6:52--6:50--6:48--6:48--6:46--
Sunset-7:10--7:12--7:13--7:14--7:15--7:15--7:16-
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
12---------3773------
Temp. °C7662346891214131411405641010
Feels °C (?)11-1-5-3-2124687117-3-8-41-123
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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 16 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).

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