Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.94° N 74.88° W

Poverty Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Poverty Beach sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.9° 

Poverty Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Poverty Beach today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Poverty Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Poverty Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
201
115
78
63
38
28
19
13
12
7
7
7
5
9
15
19
20
20
39
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:37AM1.68m
9:54PM1.41m
10:16AM1.61m
10:37PM1.32m
10:57AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:07AM-0.00m
3:40PM0.00m
3:44AM0.07m
4:20PM0.06m
4:20AM0.15m
5:00PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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7:05
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7:07
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6:25
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6:23
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6:22
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1
4
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Temp °C
17
14
15
19
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
22
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
15
10
11
16
20
20
18
17
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
19
19
18
21
26
27
26
25
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