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Poverty Beach, Cape May, NJ

2ft
swell
POOR TO FAIR
7s period
☁️Overcast
65°Fair
62°Fwater
20 km/hSSW
offshore Hs3ft
Swell Period7s
Swell DirSE
Wind20 km/h
Wind Gust36 km/h
UV Index2

Swell

Primary

2ft7sfrom SE 132°

Wind Sea

1.5ft3sfrom SSW 196°
NESW

Wind

20km/h

SSW206°

Gusts36 km/h
ConditionsModerate

Conditions

Water
62°F
🌡Air
65°F
UV Index
2 Low
Visibility
14 km

Sky

☁️

Overcast

Rain chance
49%
Gusts
36 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

🌧
★★★

1–2ft

SE
67°F57°F
↑20
💧99%

Tomorrow

🌦
★★★

0.5–2ft

SE
57°F47°F
↑24

Sun

☁️
★★★

0.5–1.5ft

SE
60°F48°F
↑32

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

Poverty Beach Surf Report

Cape May, NJ · 38.9417°, -74.8807°

Also known as: Cape May

Poverty Beach (Cape May, NJ) is a beach break. It's mainly a right. In our swell history, its best months are Oct & Dec. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

Oct & Dec

Best time to surf Poverty Beach: seasonal wave data

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