Poverty Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Poverty Beach Surf Guide

Poverty Beach in New Jersey is an exposed beach and reef break Ideal winds are from the north northwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the south southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Hazards include rips, man-made danger (buoys etc..) and locals.

Poverty Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
rarely breaks	41°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Poverty Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Poverty Beach occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Poverty Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Poverty Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in November while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 26% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

39%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

26%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Poverty Beach Location Map

Interactive Poverty Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Poverty Beach is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Poverty Beach is Millville Muni Airport (MIV), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Poverty Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 10 March 2025, 18:52 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 10			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (ft)	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Period (s)	4	3	8	8
Wind (mph)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	glass

Tides at Poverty Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Cape May Harbor, New Jersey, 1 miles from Poverty Beach.

Next High Water: 06:51am | 5ft

Next Low Water: 12:14am | 0ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Poverty Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (5.1 °C) at Poverty Beach is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (13.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.