Berkeley, New Jersey Weather
Berkeley, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Berkeley, Ocean County.
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About Berkeley, New Jersey
Berkeley unfolds across a landscape where the pine-scented air, thick with the salt tang of the nearby Atlantic, mingles with the earthy perfume of marsh grasses. It lies 4.4 miles south-south-east of Toms River, NJ (from Toms River, NJ: bearing 150°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-south-east of Ocean County. The terrain, a gentle slope towards the water, is a mosaic of dense woodlands, their canopies a deep, resonant green even in the hazy summer light, interspersed with open fields that hint at a past agricultural life. Here and there, the dark, reflective surfaces of shallow ponds mirror the sky, their stillness broken only by the occasional plop of a frog or the rustle of unseen creatures in the reeds. The character of Berkeley is one of quiet persistence, a place where the natural world asserts its presence with an unvarnished beauty, its rhythms dictated by the ebb and flow of tides and seasons rather than the hurried pace of urban life. This stretch of coast, long traversed by indigenous peoples before European settlement, found its modern footing with the development of transportation routes that opened up the shore to summer visitors and a burgeoning local economy. The historical currents that shaped Berkeley speak of oyster beds that once teemed with life, supporting generations of fishermen, and of small farms that cultivated the sandy soil, their produce making its way to distant markets. Though the landscape has evolved, echoes of this past remain, visible in the weathered clapboard of older homes and the enduring connection to the waterways that have always defined this locale. The economy today, while diversified, still carries the imprint of its maritime heritage, with a continued appreciation for the natural resources that draw people to Berkeley’s shores, fostering a distinct sense of place that values both its history and its enduring natural appeal.
Live animated radar for Berkeley and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Berkeley, Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.899029°N, 74.156543°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08721 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Berkeley, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Berkeley, New Jersey, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Berkeley includes coordinates 39.899029°N, 74.156543°W, situated in Ocean County. ZIP code 08721. Telephone area code: 732, 848. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
