South Toms River, New Jersey Weather
South Toms River, New Jersey — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for South Toms River, Ocean County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near South Toms River. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for South Toms River is published on the Ocean County Airport (KMJX) page, 8 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of South Toms River have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near South Toms River: Eagles Nest Airport (K31E) 32 km · Flying W Airport (KN14) 51 km · South Jersey Regional Airport (KVAY) 55 km · Hammonton Municipal Airport (KN81) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMJX describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Toms River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About South Toms River, New Jersey
South Toms River lies embraced by the damp, pine-scented air of the Jersey Shore, a place where the inland waterways begin to fray into the wider embrace of Barnegat Bay. The landscape here is a gentle descent, a subtle yielding of the land towards the salt marshes and tidal creeks that stitch the coastline. Tall pines, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze, cast long shadows across sandy paths, and the air carries the faint, briny tang of distant ocean. The houses, often painted in muted blues and grays, seem to exhale a quiet contentment, their porches catching the diffused light of a sky that often holds the promise of rain, or the soft glow of a setting sun. Historically, South Toms River owes its character to the very waters that surround it, its early days tied to oystering and fishing, a livelihood drawn from the rich bounty of the bay. Later, the advent of summer tourism brought a different kind of energy, a fleeting influx of visitors seeking respite from the city's heat, leaving behind a faint echo of laughter and the scent of sunscreen. The local economy, while diversified now, still carries the imprint of those maritime roots, with marinas dotting the shoreline and the rhythm of tides dictating a certain pace of life. The whisper of history can be felt in the weathered clapboard of older buildings and the enduring presence of the waterway, a constant reminder of the natural forces that shaped South Toms River.
Live animated radar for South Toms River 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | South Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.942062°N, 74.204308°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08757 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Toms River, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Toms River, New Jersey, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 South Toms River includes coordinates 39.942062°N, 74.204308°W, situated in Ocean County. ZIP code 08757. 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. 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.
