Surf City, New Jersey Weather
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Surf City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy17%—99°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain34%0.82″85°71°-14°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm78%0.05″75°71°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle78%0.04″72°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—75°59°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——77°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—86°72°+9°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 205 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 241 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 205 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 241 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 205
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 241
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 30.7 µg/m³ (AQI 91) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Surf City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Surf City
- Sat99°75°17%
- Sun85°71°34%
- Mon75°71°78%
- Tue72°65°78%
- Wed75°59°20%
- Thu77°66°5%
- Fri86°72°33%
- Sat77°71°26%
- Sun74°71°24%
- Mon73°70°20%
- Tue74°70°17%
- Wed78°71°29%
- Thu83°73°29%
- Fri89°74°29%
- Sat81°73°30%
- Sun78°71°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Surf City
SPC has placed Surf City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Surf City
- 08008