30th Street/Ship Bottom Surf Break

30th Street/Ship Bottom Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 39.64° N 74.18° W

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 30th Street/Ship Bottom sea temperature is
25.1° C

3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


30th Street/Ship Bottom surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, ENE swell with 114 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Best Surf 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Most Powerful 2AM (Wed 8th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up.

To be straight with you, this is a grim run for 30th Street/Ship Bottom. Looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s hardly a pulse worth chasing. The first real surf recommendation doesn’t show up until the 17th of July, and even that is barely worth the paddle out. That leaves over a week of flat, messy, or just plain hopeless conditions from now through mid-July.

For the first week, it’s a dead zone. Swells are tiny, mostly under 3 ft, with short periods (5 to 8 seconds) and combined wave energy is weak – often in the 18 to 69 range, with a few brief bumps to around 111 (moderate energy) on the 8th, but even then the wind is cross-onshore and chops it to bits. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th see the wind go cross-offshore and the waves get clean, but the swell is pathetic – only 1.0 ft to 2 ft. You’d be skipping stones, not surfing. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are a write-off with onshore winds and lumpy junk.

The only glimmer, and I mean a faint one, comes on Friday the 17th of July. By the afternoon, we get offshore wind from the West at 12 mph, clean conditions, a little 2 ft swell from the S with a period of 7 seconds. The combined wave energy is 50, weak. The rating says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – that’s the best you’ll see. Saturday the 18th morning is dead glassy with zero wind, but again only 2 ft from the S and a period of 5 seconds. That’s for absolute longboard bliss or a flat spell. Crowds at 30th Street can show up sometimes, so even on these tiny days it might be busy.

There’s a little bump around the 21st of July with 3 ft swell from the ESE and ENE, and combined energy of 130 (moderate), but it’s onshore wind and the wave comment stays “poor surf conditions.” Not worth the drive.

Honestly, the whole 16-day stretch is a bust for any meaningful surf. The only day with offshore wind and any sort of rideable swell is the 17th. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. Otherwise, wait for the next system.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
E
6
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
53
51
114
92
83
54
40
28
18
10
10
24
16
15
9
10
15
9
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
NNW
10
WNW
20
NE
20
E
15
SE
30
SE
35
E
35
NE
35
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:39AM1.30m
1:19PM1.39m
1:33AM1.26m
2:10PM1.46m
2:31AM1.23m
3:08PM1.52m
3:37AM1.21m
4:12PM1.58m
4:48AM1.23m
5:18PM1.65m
5:55AM1.29m
6:20PM1.72m
6:56AM1.37m
7:16PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.14m
7:41PM0.32m
7:46AM0.15m
8:57PM0.28m
8:51AM0.13m
10:05PM0.21m
9:55AM0.10m
11:06PM0.12m
10:56AM0.05m
00:05AM0.04m
11:56AM0.01m
1:02AM-0.04m
12:56PM-0.02m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
6
3
1
3
1
1
3
59
1
Temp °C
24
22
21
20
20
21
21
23
24
24
28
31
23
24
25
24
23
22
21
18
19
Feels °C
25
23
21
17
18
21
21
23
24
25
29
32
25
23
23
23
21
19
18
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
S
4
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
4
2
15
3
13
83
54
40
28
5
10
10
24
16
15
9
10
5
9
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
4
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
9
9
3
13
3
13
14
14
13
18
4
10
4
4
4
3
4
7
1
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
7
9
4
9
9
5
1
4
9
15
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.6
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
E
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
50
53
51
114
92
8
8
7
2
9
8
5
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
353
216
1177
114
114
382
0
36
453
3
136
3
3
116
508
593
295
390
427
508
1230
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
9
8
9
7
7
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
6
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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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for 30th Street/Ship Bottom may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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