Surf Forecasts:
30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, SSE swell with 164 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 7s. 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 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM. 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 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty.
I’ll level with you – the next 16 days at 30th Street/Ship Bottom are looking pretty dead in the water. There’s a long stretch of tiny, weak, short-period swell and hardly any quality to get excited about. No real standouts until way late in the game.
The water is sitting around 76°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for July. Nice for floating around, but the swell just isn’t there. The wave energy is weak most of the time – you see combined energy numbers like 49, 58, 33 – just scraps.
Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st are total duds with crummy wind and no wave quality. The weekend and start of next week are also flat or junk. Monday the 3rd of August afternoon is the one moment where a little pulse shows up – we get a combined energy of 250 (moderate) with a 4ft swell from the SSE, period only 7 seconds, so it’s short-period wind swell. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’ll be clean. That’s the best shot for the beginners out there. The break is exposed and fairly consistent, though crowds can be a factor.
After that, it’s back to tiny dribble – 1ft to 2ft swell, weak energy, nothing with any punch. Saturday the 8th of August morning has a 3ft swell from the SSW with combined energy of 113 – still moderate, but the period is just 6 seconds. It’s clean but weak.
The rest of the period is small wind swell or nearly flat. Tuesday the 12th shows 4ft from the SSE, but the period stays short and the wind is cross-shore.
Honestly, for a surfer, Monday the 3rd of August afternoon is the only day that’s worth paddling out. For kite surfing, there’s plenty of consistent cross-off and cross-shore breeze to make something happen. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 46 | 42 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 32 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 81 | 164 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 7 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 11:58AM1.44m | 00:17AM1.29m | 12:50PM1.47m | 1:13AM1.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:32AM0.09m | 6:11PM0.26m | 6:15AM0.12m | 7:18PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 42 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 81 | 86 | 57 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | S 4 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | — | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 7 | — | ENE 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | — | — | 50 | 3 | — | 38 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 5 | — | 164 | — | 1 | 41 | — | — | 23 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 252 | 52 | 67 | 910 | 254 | 1230 | 462 | 178 | 270 | 0 | 85 | 4 | 55 | 1043 | 2374 | 758 | 918 |
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