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Surf City, New Jersey

Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey

Air quality

The air at Surf City

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Southeast Burlington and Ocean Counties (NJ), 10 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good20.1 mi
  • Ozone27Good22 ppb20.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb20.1 mi

The days ahead

Highest 55, moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Surf City

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Surf City, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 7 AM.

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On the radar over Surf City, New JerseyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Surf City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station FW4111FW4111

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.7 mi away/10 ft/level with here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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Toms RiverMJX

At an airfield/19.5 mi away/82 ft/72 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Surf City 0.3 SNJ-OC-113

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/5 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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TuckertonJCRN4

At a cooperative observer's station/17.9 mi away/23 ft/13 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Toms River, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.5 mi from Surf City, New Jersey. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,500 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Toms River, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MJXFIG. A THE SKY OVER TOMS RIVERSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEToms River, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MJX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Toms River: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MJXFIG. B THE AIR AT TOMS RIVERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEToms River, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MJX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Toms River, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MJXFIG. C THE WIND AT TOMS RIVERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEToms River, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MJXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MJX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Toms River, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Jersey

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Surf City

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Surf City

River and lake gauges