Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, SE swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s 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 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m 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 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve got the lowdown on the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, if you’re looking to get wet, you’re gonna have to be patient. The overall picture is pretty flat and quiet, with a lot of small, weak days. There’s a real gap in the surf, with nothing really worth getting excited about until the very end of the run.
The first bit of hope comes on Wednesday morning, July 29th, at 30th Street/Ship Bottom. It’s not big—just a 3 ft swell from the southeast, but the wind is glassy, dead calm, which is a beautiful thing. The water is a nice 76°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The combined energy is only 92, so it’s weak, but it’s clean and surfable, just very ordinary. That afternoon, the wind stays glassy with a risk of storms, and the swell drops a touch to 3 ft, but the energy bumps up a bit to 138. Still, nothing to write home about.
After that, it’s a slog. From Thursday, July 30th, all the way through to Tuesday, August 12th, the surf is just plain poor. The swell is tiny, mostly under 2 ft, and the wind is all over the place—cross, cross-on, onshore. It’s choppy, messy, and the combined energy numbers are mostly in the teens and twenties, which is basically nothing. There’s a day or two of clean cross-offshore winds on August 6th, 7th, and 9th, but the swell is barely a ripple.
The best of the whole run, and it’s a stretch, is the very end. On Tuesday, August 11th, the swell picks up. Tuesday afternoon sees a 4 ft swell from the ENE with a combined energy of 139, but the wind is onshore from the east, so it’s messy. The morning of the 11th has a 4 ft swell from the NE, but the wind is cross-on. It’s still all poor surf conditions. The period is short, around 5 to 7 seconds, so there’s no real punch. For a beginner, anything over 5 ft is too big, so this is manageable, but it’s not clean.
The standout? There really isn’t one. The Wednesday morning (July 29th) with the glassy wind and 3 ft SE swell is your best bet, but it’s a quiet, ordinary day. If you’re desperate, that’s the one. The rest of the 16 days is a long, flat blank. For an area like this, a run of poor surf is just how it goes sometimes.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
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 kJ | 16 | 31 | 62 | 91 | 77 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 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 | 10:26AM1.36m | 10:35PM1.40m | 11:10AM1.40m | 11:23PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:37PM0.20m | 4:56AM0.06m | 5:19PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 1 | 91 | 77 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | 47 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 24 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 31 | 62 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 40 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 910 | 1284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 110 | 182 | 3 | 67 | 298 | 298 | 1168 | 1168 | 910 | 33 | 65 | 0 |
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