Poverty Beach Surf Forecast

/ New Jersey (82 breaks) / New Jersey (82 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (38.94° N 74.88° W)

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Poverty Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 Oct 2025 EDT

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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 21.1° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Poverty Beach this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Poverty Beach in the next 12 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 13) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 09) at 8AM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	2AM (Mon 13th Oct)	5ft (1.6m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Poverty Beach over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).
		Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sun 12
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SE	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	9	12	11	11	10	9	4	9	9	8	9	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	31	46	21	21	15	23	28	20	37	34	27	135	93	62	70	57	101	134	135	143	228
Wind (km/h)	S	SW	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	ENE	E	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:43AM 1.70		8:04PM 1.67	8:26AM 1.80		8:50PM 1.66	9:10AM 1.85		9:38PM 1.61	9:58AM 1.84		10:30PM 1.52	10:50AM 1.79		11:28PM 1.43	11:48AM 1.70		12:31AM 1.35	12:50PM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)	1:16AM -0.11	1:46PM -0.09		2:01AM -0.16		2:37PM -0.14	2:46AM -0.18		3:26PM -0.16	3:31AM -0.16		4:16PM -0.14	4:17AM -0.09		5:08PM -0.07		5:06AM -0.00	6:04PM 0.03		6:01AM 0.11	7:09PM 0.12

		Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sun 12
Sunrise	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:25

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	20	20	20	21	22	19	18	19	12	13	14	16	17	18	18	18	17	17	18
Feels °C (?)	18	19	19	16	19	19	20	19	13	13	5	7	11	12	14	16	14	13	13	10	11

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

Wind Update Recent on-shore wind 7 km from Poverty Beach has fallen light (light winds from the SE at BUOY-CMAN4). Waves cleaning up. 0.6m 12s groundswell from the ESE with a 0.3m 3s local chop from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Poverty Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Poverty Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Poverty Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Poverty Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Poverty Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Poverty Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Poverty Beach is 46 km (29 miles) from Ocean City. If you plan a vacation in New Jersey, look for hotels and other accommodation in Ocean City. Ocean City has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.