Waretown, New Jersey Weather
Waretown, 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 Waretown, Ocean County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Waretown. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Waretown is published on the Eagles Nest Airport (K31E) page, 17 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. 6 airfields within reach of Waretown 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 Waretown: Ocean County Airport (KMJX) 17 km · Atlantic City International Airport (KACY) 50 km · Hammonton Municipal Airport (KN81) 50 km · Flying W Airport (KN14) 55 km · South Jersey Regional Airport (KVAY) 58 km
Conditions reported at K31E describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waretown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Waretown, New Jersey
Waretown unfolds along the southern edge of Barnegat Bay, a place where the salt-laced air carries the scent of pine needles and marsh grass. It lies 6.0 miles north-north-east of Stafford, NJ (from Stafford, NJ: bearing 28°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-south-west of Berkeley. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of water and land, marked by the broad, shimmering expanse of the bay to the east, its edges softened by reeds and tidal flats that whisper with the ebb and flow of the ocean’s breath. Low-lying shores give way to modest rises, supporting scrub oak and a resilient scattering of homes, their roofs often catching the diffused, pearly light that characterizes this coastal stretch. Roads meander, often following the natural contours of the terrain, leading to quiet coves and boat launches where the rhythm of the day is set by the coming and going of skiffs and the cry of gulls. For generations, Waretown has been shaped by the bounty of the sea and the resilience of its people, its history intertwined with the maritime trades that once dominated its shores. Fishing and oystering provided a living, the echoes of which can still be felt in the weathered docks and the quiet pride of those who know the bay’s secrets. While those industries have shifted, a dedication to the water persists, evident in the pleasure craft that now dot the bay and the marinas that serve them. The legacy of those who first settled these shores, drawn by the promise of the coast, lends a certain quiet strength to Waretown, a character that has weathered storms and witnessed change, yet remains rooted in its connection to the water.
Live animated radar for Waretown 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 | Waretown, Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39.791508°N, 74.19514°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 08758 |
| Area Code | 732, 848 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waretown, New Jersey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waretown, 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 Waretown includes coordinates 39.791508°N, 74.195140°W, situated in Ocean County. ZIP code 08758. 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.
