Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, SE swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s is also forecast. 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 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about 30th Street/Ship Bottom in feet and Fahrenheit, because I know some of you are old school.
Look, I’ve been staring at the charts and it’s a tough stretch. For the next couple of weeks, we’re looking at a whole lot of small, weak, and messy conditions. The energy just isn’t there. We’ve got a long gap here with no real surfing to speak of, pretty much the whole first week and into the second. The water, when we finally get a look, is sitting at a very unusual 79°, which is about 6° warmer than what you'd expect for late August. It’s like the ocean forgot its calendar.
We start off on Friday the 21st with tiny 2ft swell from the NE, but it’s short period and choppy. Not worth paddling out. Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd aren't any better. That Sunday does see a period jump up to 13 seconds for a small 0.7ft ESE groundswell with a clean offshore breeze from the SW in the morning. It’ll be pretty to look at, but there's hardly any push to it. The pattern of small, weak swell just keeps rolling through the end of August.
Now, there is a tiny window. On the morning of Wednesday, September 2nd, we see a bit of life. The swell picks up to 2ft from the SE with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is coming clean from the WNW. The energy climbs into the moderate range at 103. It’s not going to be pumping, but it’ll be surfable and very ordinary. The wave faces should have a little more shape to them than anything else we’ve seen. That afternoon looks like the best bet in the whole outlook, but you’ve got to keep your expectations in check. This is a "I'm just happy to be out" kind of day.
On Friday the 4th of September and Saturday the 5th, the swell drops off a cliff again into the low energy range, down to single-digit numbers, and the period gets short and ugly. Summer doldrums have hit hard.
In short: You're looking at a long blank period. The 30th Street sandbars need a proper groundswell to wake up, and it’s just not coming in this window. Don't rush to buy a new surfboard just yet.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 4 | ESE 13 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 22 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 74 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.32m | 3:17AM1.08m | 3:46PM1.32m | 4:18AM1.09m | 4:44PM1.35m | 5:17AM1.14m | 5:37PM1.41m | 6:08AM1.21m | 6:23PM1.46m | 6:50AM1.28m | 7:03PM1.51m | 7:28AM1.35m | 7:40PM1.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.37m | 9:33AM0.39m | 10:30PM0.33m | 10:27AM0.36m | 11:18PM0.27m | 11:17AM0.31m | 00:03AM0.21m | 12:04PM0.26m | 00:46AM0.14m | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:27AM0.09m | 1:34PM0.17m | 2:06AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 11 | S 4 | SE 11 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | — | E 7 | E 6 | S 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 14 | E 12 | E 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 10 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | — | 20 | 11 | 7 | — | 13 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 3 | 427 | 430 | 178 | 462 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 224 | 1168 | 910 | 414 | 1168 | 0 |
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