Poverty Beach Current Conditions Summary

Poverty Beach in Cape May, NJ is a beach break, suited for advanced surfers. Current conditions: 2.2 ft waves, s 15–20 mph (onshore), rising → high. Size is there, but onshore wind hurts shape. Poverty Beach sits on Cape May's east-facing shore, producing hollow A-frames on solid E-SE swells. Hollow A-frame peaks over sand. Gets heavy and powerful on solid swells. Short, intense rides. Forecasts are updated every 3 hours using ML-corrected NOAA models with live buoy data from CDIP, NDBC, and IOOS stations.