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Poverty Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Poverty Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Poverty Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Poverty Beach today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Poverty Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Poverty Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 109 | 141 | 125 | 133 | 138 | 128 | 100 | 74 | 73 | 48 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:43PM1.62m | 8:06AM1.29m | 8:21PM1.62m | 8:46AM1.28m | 8:58PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.13m | 1:49AM0.07m | 1:44PM0.15m | 2:31AM0.05m | 2:25PM0.17m | 3:12AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NNW 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 |
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 109 | 141 | 125 | 133 | 138 | 128 | 100 | 74 | 73 | 48 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 83 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 416 | 1004 | 501 | 1004 | 105 | 551 | 555 | 1061 | 1129 | 1018 | 528 | 367 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 48 | 105 | 32 | 2 |
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