Poverty Beach
A low, exposed Cape May spit where punchy, steep beach - breaks pop to life on long-period southeast energy and stiff northwesterly offshore winds. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Poverty Beach in New Jersey.
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Best practical windows are long-period SE (SSE-SE) groundswells with a fresh N-NNW offshore breeze and mid→high tide.
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Lineup Guide
Shore break can be powerful and the steep, shoaling sandbar produces fast, hollow peaks - expect hazardous shore-y closeouts on big groundswells.
Respect the local peak and watch for submerged hazards during lower tidal stages.
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