Stafford, New Jersey Weather
Stafford, 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 Stafford, Ocean County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stafford.
About Stafford, New Jersey
Stafford unfolds as a landscape of gentle slopes and the whispering reeds of Barnegat Bay, a place where the salty breath of the Atlantic mingles with the scent of pine. It lies 11.2 miles south-south-east of Lacey, NJ (from Lacey, NJ: bearing 167°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-south-west of Barnegat. The land here, a soft, sandy loam, supports a mosaic of scrub oak, dense thickets of bayberry, and the occasional stately pine, their branches reaching towards a sky that often bleeds into shades of apricot and rose at the day's end. Waterways, like serpentine veins, thread through the terrain, their surfaces reflecting the shifting moods of the heavens, while the air, particularly in the long, humid summers, carries a pervasive stillness, broken only by the distant cry of gulls and the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The very character of Stafford is shaped by this liminal space between the ocean's immensity and the quietude of its inland reaches, a constant ebb and flow that dictates the rhythm of its days. Historically, Stafford's story is one of resourceful adaptation, its early economy deeply entwined with the bounty of the sea and the fertile, though challenging, land. Generations have navigated the bay's channels, their livelihoods drawn from clamming, oystering, and fishing, a tradition that still hums beneath the surface of modern commerce. The legacy of these mariners is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered hands and knowing eyes of those who still understand the tides. Today, while tourism and retail have found their footing, a significant part of Stafford’s identity remains tethered to its natural heritage, with the expansive Pinelands National Reserve forming a verdant, protective embrace to the west, offering a sanctuary of ancient forests and pristine waterways that whisper tales of a wilder past.
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| Location | Stafford, Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.714329°N, 74.248732°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08050 |
| Area Code | 856, 609 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stafford, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stafford, 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 Stafford includes coordinates 39.714329°N, 74.248732°W, situated in Ocean County. ZIP code 08050. Telephone area code: 856, 609. 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.
