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Poverty Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 Aug 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
24.9° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Poverty Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Poverty Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Poverty Beach in the next 12 days are 3.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 21) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 21) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Mon 25th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 11s
Best Surf 8PM (Tue 26th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 12s
Most Powerful 2PM (Thu 21st Aug)10ft (3.0m) 17s

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

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Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1816121212121212121212111111161312111098
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3681337624239888255544135472592461471311317179252262185875540
Wind
(km/h)
50
NE
40
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
ESE
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.67
8:01AM
1.46
8:15PM
1.68
8:46AM
1.51
8:57PM
1.66
9:29AM
1.53
9:38PM
1.60
10:11AM
1.52
10:18PM
1.52
10:52AM
1.50
10:59PM
1.43
11:33AM
1.47
11:41PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.07
1:42AM
-0.04
1:43PM
0.04
2:27AM
-0.06
2:31PM
0.03
3:07AM
-0.07
3:15PM
0.04
3:45AM
-0.04
3:57PM
0.07
4:20AM
0.01
4:37PM
0.12
4:53AM
0.08
5:16PM
0.19
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Sunrise6:18--6:18--6:18--6:20--6:20--6:22--6:22--
Sunset-7:45--7:45--7:44--7:42--7:40--7:38--7:37-
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------------------
Temp. °C222223212322222323232424242626212424202322
Feels °C (?)181619172020212021232324232225182021161717
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Poverty Beach (light winds from the NNE at BUOY-CMAN4 7 km from Poverty Beach). 1.4m 15s groundswell from the SE with a 1.0m 4s local chop from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    1 hour 22 minutes ago Poverty Beach
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1 h 22 min ago

13 km/h
NNE
Cross-Off
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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.

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