Tuckerton, New Jersey Weather
Tuckerton, 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 Tuckerton, Ocean County.
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About Tuckerton, New Jersey
Tuckerton unfolds along the marshy edge of Barnegat Bay, a place where the land yields gracefully to water and sky. It lies 9.1 miles south-south-west of Stafford, NJ (from Stafford, NJ: bearing 212°T), and is situated 0.9 miles east of Little Egg Harbor. The air here carries the briny tang of the Atlantic, a constant whisper of the ocean's proximity, even inland. Salt-laced breezes rustle through the low-lying scrub pines and maritime forests that hug the coastline, their branches often bent by prevailing winds. Broad, shallow waterways, like the Tuckerton Creek, snake through the landscape, their dark waters reflecting the wide, often cloud-strewn heavens. The terrain is mostly flat, a gently sloping expanse that feels ancient and weathered, marked by the slow, persistent sculpting of tides and erosion. Even the houses, often painted in muted, sun-bleached colors, seem to recede into the landscape, their forms softened by the pervasive coastal light. This coastal settlement, with its roots stretching back to the colonial era, has long been defined by the bounty of its waters. Historically, Tuckerton thrived on shipbuilding and maritime trade, its skilled artisans crafting vessels that plied the East Coast. Later, clamming and oystering became the lifeblood of the local economy, a tradition that continues to echo in the town's character, even as tourism has grown. The Tuckerton Seaport, a living museum, preserves this heritage, offering a tangible connection to the generations who lived and worked by the bay. The town’s quiet pace of life is a testament to this enduring connection to nature, a rhythm dictated less by clocks and more by the ebb and flow of the tide, the changing seasons, and the enduring spirit of its seafaring past.
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| Location | Tuckerton, Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.603174°N, 74.340145°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08087 |
| Area Code | 856, 609 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tuckerton, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tuckerton, 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 Tuckerton includes coordinates 39.603174°N, 74.340145°W, situated in Ocean County. ZIP code 08087. 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.
