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 Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of rips, man-made danger (buoys etc..) and locals.

Poverty Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	rarely breaks	11.7°C*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.

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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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Poverty Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 23:03 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	6	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off

Tides at Poverty Beach

Current tide and informaton

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

Next High Water: 11:59pm | 1.39m

Next Low Water: 06:07am | 0.22m

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

The Poverty Beach water temperature is rather cold (11.7 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 10.0 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.

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