Fair Haven, 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 Fair Haven, Monmouth County.
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Fair Haven unfolds along the gentle curve of the Navesink River, a place where the salt-laced air carries the calls of gulls and the scent of marsh grass. It lies 4.6 miles north-north-west of Long Branch, NJ (from Long Branch, NJ: bearing 328°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-east of Monmouth. The landscape here is a delicate balance of water and land, with tidal creeks winding like silver threads through verdant marshes that hum with unseen life. Oak and maple trees, their branches often draped with the soft green moss of the Atlantic coast, lend a quiet dignity to the residential streets, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed conversations. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to pool on the water's surface, turning the river into a shimmering expanse of liquid gold, reflecting the shifting blues of the sky. This particular stretch of Monmouth County bears the imprint of a rich maritime past, its very character shaped by the ebb and flow of the Navesink's waters and the industries that once thrived along its banks. For generations, Fair Haven was a hub for shipbuilding and oystering, its people intimately connected to the river’s bounty. The echoes of that industrious spirit can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the enduring sense of community. Today, while the fishing fleets have largely given way to pleasure craft and the rhythm of daily life has softened, the legacy of those who worked the waters remains, a quiet undercurrent beneath the surface of this charming riverside borough.
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| Location | Fair Haven, Monmouth County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40.360665°N, 74.038195°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 07704 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fair Haven, 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 Fair Haven includes coordinates 40.360665°N, 74.038195°W, situated in Monmouth County. ZIP code 07704. 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.