Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, ESE swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE 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 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. 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 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's be real. This whole stretch is a waiting game. Don't go selling your board just yet, but you're gonna need some patience. We got a lot of small, weak surf and not a lot of quality.
The first half-decent chance to paddle out is on Friday, August 28th. We're looking at some small, weak swell from the ESE, around `2ft` with a short period of `8 seconds`. The morning wind is light offshore, which will keep it clean, but the wave energy is weak. It's not going to be a day for standouts, but for a beginner or a longboarder, it's something.
Then we hit a real dry spell. Saturday through Monday, the waves are tiny and gutless—nothing over `1ft`. It's a wasteland.
Tuesday, September 1st has a tiny pulse of very long-period groundswell (`0.3ft` at `15 seconds`), but the wind is offshore and clean. But it's so small it's barely a ripple. Not worth your time.
Wednesday the 2nd is similar, with a touch more size (`1ft`) but still weak and clean in the morning.
The pattern gets more active from September 3rd through the 7th, but it's not good. We get some windswell in the `3ft` to `3ft` range, but it's short-period and the wind is cross-onshore, making it lumpy and choppy. This looks like a better run for kites than surfboards.
The one true standout is the morning of Monday, September 8th. We finally get a clean, lined-up swell from the SSE with waves around `4ft` to `4ft` and a short period of `6 seconds`. The wind is offshore and light, keeping the surface glassy. This is your window. It's not huge, but the clean conditions will make it feel infinitely better than anything else in this forecast.
After that, it's back to small, weak, and mostly unappealing.
The water temp is a warm `77°`, which is above normal for this time of year—a nice bonus.
So, to sum it up: get on it for the morning of September 8th. Maybe the morning of the 28th if you're desperate. The rest is just watching and waiting.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 12 |
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 kJ | 23 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 50 | 56 | 39 | 46 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.51m | 7:28AM1.35m | 7:40PM1.54m | 8:03AM1.41m | 8:15PM1.55m | 8:38AM1.46m | 8:51PM1.52m | 9:13AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.52m | 10:13PM1.41m | 10:38AM1.53m | 11:05PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:27AM0.09m | 1:34PM0.17m | 2:06AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:43AM0.02m | 2:58PM0.11m | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:39PM0.11m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:21PM0.12m | 4:28AM0.05m | 5:06PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 32 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 56 | 39 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 4 | — | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | — | E 15 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 28 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 1360 | 59 | 346 | 1168 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 64 | 116 | 135 | 67 | 594 | 806 | 502 | 128 | 1051 | 1175 | 2302 | 1175 | 3 |
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