Poverty Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.94° N 74.88° W

Poverty Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Poverty Beach sea temperature is
24.4°C
1.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Poverty Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
62
62
61
28
28
28
28
27
17
26
24
24
16
16
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
0
N
5
WSW
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:22PM1.60m
8:46AM1.46m
8:58PM1.60m
9:21AM1.51m
9:34PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:27AM-0.01m
2:39PM0.08m
3:04AM-0.03m
3:21PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
23
21
20
21
22
22
22
23
Feels °C
26
27
27
28
28
26
28
29
29
29
26
21
18
17
19
21
22
22
23
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