What are the current surf conditions at Poverty Beach?

Poverty Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Poverty Beach?

The best time to surf Poverty Beach is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Poverty Beach Surf Report & Forecast

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🌬️ WIND

21
kt

🌊 SWELL

0.3
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.3ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

35kt

🌡️

AIR TEMP

15°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.5ft @
7s

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PRECIPITATION

0.2mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 10s ground swell but blown out with 21kt winds Note: winds from NNW would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Apr 5

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🌊 0.2-2.0ft 💨 10-21kt 🌡️ 11-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	ESE	13kt	SSE	20kt	13°C	8°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	SE	13kt	S	21kt	13°C	8°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	S	14kt	S	22kt	14°C	8°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	S	15kt	S	25kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	SSE	16kt	SSW	27kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	17kt	SSW	30kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	SSE	18kt	SSW	32kt	15°C	8°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SSE	19kt	SSW	33kt	15°C	8°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	20kt	SSW	35kt	15°C	8°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SE	20kt	SSW	35kt	15°C	8°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	21kt	SSW	35kt	15°C	8°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SE	21kt	SSW	35kt	15°C	8°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SSE	18kt	SW	32kt	16°C	8°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SSE	16kt	SW	29kt	16°C	8°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	14kt	SW	26kt	16°C	8°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	S	13kt	WSW	24kt	14°C	8°C	2.5mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	S	12kt	W	22kt	13°C	8°C	4.8mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	19kt	11°C	8°C	7mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	19kt	11°C	8°C	5.9mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	S	10kt	NW	18kt	11°C	8°C	4.8mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	10kt	NW	17kt	11°C	8°C	3.6mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	13kt	NW	21kt	11°C	8°C	2.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	16kt	NW	24kt	11°C	8°C	1.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	19kt	NW	28kt	11°C	8°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

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🌊 0.3-1.0ft 💨 8-22kt 🌡️ 6-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	19kt	NW	27kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	19kt	NW	26kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	19kt	NW	25kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	20kt	NW	25kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	SSE	21kt	NW	26kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	SSE	22kt	NW	26kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	21kt	NW	25kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	21kt	NW	25kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SSE	20kt	NW	24kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SSE	18kt	NW	22kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SSE	16kt	WNW	20kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	14kt	WNW	18kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	13kt	WNW	17kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	11kt	WNW	17kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	10kt	W	17kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	9kt	WNW	16kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	9kt	WNW	15kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	8kt	WNW	14kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	8kt	W	13kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	8kt	WSW	11kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	8kt	SW	10kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	8kt	WSW	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	8kt	WSW	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	8kt	WSW	12kt	10°C	11°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

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🌊 0.3-0.6ft 💨 8-24kt 🌡️ 5-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSE	8kt	W	12kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	8kt	W	12kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	S	8kt	WNW	12kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	S	10kt	WNW	15kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	S	12kt	WNW	18kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	13kt	WNW	21kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	14kt	WNW	22kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	15kt	WNW	23kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	16kt	WNW	25kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	19kt	WNW	25kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	21kt	WNW	26kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	24kt	WNW	27kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	24kt	WNW	27kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	24kt	WNW	27kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SSE	24kt	WNW	28kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	24kt	NW	27kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	23kt	NW	26kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	22kt	NW	26kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	22kt	NW	24kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	21kt	NNW	23kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	20kt	NNW	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	19kt	NNW	21kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	18kt	N	21kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	17kt	N	20kt	5°C	11°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

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🌊 0.2-0.6ft 💨 9-16kt 🌡️ 0-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	16kt	N	18kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	15kt	NNE	17kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	14kt	NNE	15kt	2°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	14kt	NNE	15kt	2°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSE	14kt	NNE	16kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSE	13kt	NNE	16kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSE	13kt	NNE	16kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSE	12kt	NE	15kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSE	12kt	NE	14kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	ESE	11kt	ENE	13kt	2°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	NE	10kt	ENE	11kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	N	9kt	E	10kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	N	9kt	E	9kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	N	9kt	ESE	9kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	N	10kt	SE	9kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	N	10kt	SE	10kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	N	11kt	SE	11kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	N	11kt	SE	11kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	N	11kt	SE	12kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	N	12kt	SSE	13kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	12kt	SSE	13kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	NE	12kt	SSE	14kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	E	12kt	SSE	14kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	12kt	SSE	14kt	6°C	11°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

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🌊 0.3-0.8ft 💨 11-17kt 🌡️ 6-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	13kt	S	15kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	13kt	S	16kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	14kt	S	17kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SE	13kt	S	17kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	13kt	S	17kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	12kt	S	18kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SE	12kt	S	18kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SE	12kt	S	18kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SE	11kt	S	18kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SE	11kt	S	18kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	11kt	S	18kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	11kt	S	18kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SSE	19kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SSE	20kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SSE	20kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SE	16kt	SSE	21kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SE	16kt	SSE	22kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SE	17kt	SSE	23kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SE	16kt	SSE	22kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SE	14kt	SSE	21kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SE	13kt	S	21kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	SE	13kt	S	21kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SE	12kt	S	21kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	SSE	12kt	S	22kt	11°C	11°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 1-11kt 🌡️ 11-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	11kt	S	21kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SE	10kt	SSW	20kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SE	10kt	SSW	19kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SE	9kt	SSW	16kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SE	8kt	SSW	14kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	6s	SE	7kt	SSW	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	6kt	SW	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	SSE	5kt	WSW	7kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	3s	S	4kt	WSW	5kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	4s	S	3kt	W	4kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	3kt	W	4kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	7s	SSE	2kt	WNW	3kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	2kt	WSW	3kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	2kt	SSW	2kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	1kt	SSE	2kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	4kt	SSE	4kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SSE	6kt	SSE	7kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	8kt	SSE	9kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	9kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	9kt	SSE	13kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	10kt	SSE	15kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	8kt	SSE	12kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	7kt	SE	9kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	S	5kt	ESE	6kt	11°C	12°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-0.9ft 💨 6-13kt 🌡️ 10-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SSE	6kt	ESE	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	7kt	ESE	9kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	7kt	E	10kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	8kt	E	12kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SSE	9kt	E	14kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SSE	10kt	E	15kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	10kt	E	15kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	10kt	E	15kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	10kt	E	15kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	10kt	ESE	15kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	10kt	ESE	15kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	10kt	SE	15kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	10kt	SE	14kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	10kt	SE	13kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	9kt	SE	13kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	10kt	SE	13kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	11kt	SE	14kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	11kt	SE	14kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	11kt	SE	15kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	11kt	SE	16kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	10kt	SE	17kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	11kt	SSE	18kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	12kt	SSE	20kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	13kt	SSE	21kt	11°C	12°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.9ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:8-22kt SSE

Water Temperature:8-11°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Poverty Beach in New Jersey is an exposed beach and reef break that can deliver quality surf when conditions align. It works best with a south-southeast swell and offshore winds from the north-northwest, producing both left and right-hand waves. The break picks up a mix of groundswells and windswells and offers good surf across all stages of the tide. While it’s often crowded, especially when firing, surfers should remain cautious of hazards such as strong rips, man-made obstacles like buoys, and occasionally territorial locals. The most consistent and clean conditions typically occur in the autumn, with November being the standout month for optimal surf.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSE

Ideal Wind DirectionNNW

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