Oak Ridge, New Jersey Weather
Oak Ridge, 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, soil and crop conditions for Oak Ridge, Ocean County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oak Ridge.
About Oak Ridge, New Jersey
Oak Ridge rises from the coastal plain, a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water and wind. It lies 1.9 miles north-west of Toms River, NJ (from Toms River, NJ: bearing 314°T), and is situated 4.7 miles east of Ocean County. Here, the terrain breathes with a gentle swell, hinting at the underlying geology of the Pine Barrens, a vast sandy expanse that defines much of this region. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, cast dappled shadows across the sandy loam, their leaves a symphony of rustling whispers on the breeze. The air, thick with the scent of pine needles and salt marsh, carries a peculiar humidity, a perpetual embrace from the nearby Atlantic. Even in the brightest sun, a certain softness pervades, a muted quality to the light that seems to absorb the sharp edges of the world. This particular stretch of Ocean County, where Oak Ridge finds its footing, holds echoes of its past as a place of quiet industry and resourceful living. Once, timber harvesting and small-scale farming were the lifeblood, the land yielding its bounty to those who understood its rhythms. Later, the proximity to the burgeoning shore towns brought a different kind of energy, a subtle shift in the local economy that still allows for a measured pace of life. The waterways, brackish fingers reaching inland from the bays, speak of a history tied to fishing and shellfishing, a connection to the sea that remains a subtle undercurrent in the character of Oak Ridge. It is a place where the past is not a monument, but a quiet presence, felt in the enduring silence of the woods and the familiar hum of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Oak Ridge 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 | Oak Ridge, Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.973173°N, 74.224587°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08755 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oak Ridge, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge includes coordinates 39.973173°N, 74.224587°W, situated in Ocean County. ZIP code 08755. 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.
