Weather in Surf City

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:16 am (EDT)

Now · clear 61 °F

Feels like: 60 °F
Low / high: 60 / 76 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 9 mph NNE

→ 30.21 inHg · steady

Today in Surf City: overcast, 60 °F to 76 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (9 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 57 °F to 78 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 78 °F. Next likely rain: Monday 2 (18%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

76° 60°
Today
78° 57°
Fri 30
70° 56°
Sat 31
72° 53°
Sun 1
73° 58°
Mon 2
76° 60°
Tue 3
77° 62°
Wed 4
76° 63°
Thu 5
73° 59°
Fri 6
69° 54°
Sat 7
68° 50°
Sun 8
69° 50°
Mon 9
73° 58°
Tue 10
69° 55°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	60 / 76 °F	0%	11 mph NE	4.8 ft	10:16 am · 10:35 pm	HRRR
Fri 30	Clear sky	57 / 78 °F	0%	6 mph NNE	3.6 ft	11:13 am · 11:34 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	56 / 70 °F	0%	10 mph NE	3.6 ft	12:14 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	53 / 72 °F	1%	10 mph NE	3.5 ft	12:41 am · 12:20 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	58 / 73 °F	18% · 0.06 in	10 mph NE	3.7 ft	12:54 am · 1:28 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Mainly clear	60 / 76 °F	5% · 0.01 in	11 mph NE	4.7 ft	2:05 am · 2:32 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Light drizzle	62 / 77 °F	9%	10 mph ENE	4.9 ft	3:09 am · 3:31 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Showers	63 / 76 °F	27% · 0.50 in	9 mph SE	5.0 ft	4:04 am · 4:24 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	59 / 73 °F	21% · 0.11 in	8 mph W	5.6 ft	4:53 am · 5:12 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Clear sky	54 / 69 °F	14% · 0.21 in	8 mph NW	5.8 ft	5:38 am · 5:56 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Mainly clear	50 / 68 °F	13% · 0.14 in	8 mph N	4.1 ft	6:19 am · 6:37 pm	NBM
Mon 9	Partly cloudy	50 / 69 °F	10%	9 mph SW	2.7 ft	6:58 am · 7:16 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	58 / 73 °F	10% · 0.02 in	12 mph SW	3.0 ft	7:36 am · 7:54 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Partly cloudy	55 / 69 °F	16%	8 mph NNW	2.5 ft	8:14 am · 8:33 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Friday 30 12:00 am; then NBM until Monday 9 2:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Partly cloudy	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	64°	62°	61°	64°	75°	76°	71°	68°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	9 NNE	8 NNE	8 NNE	9 NE	9 NE	10 E	9 ENE	7 ENE
Humidity	90%	93%	93%	86%	73%	71%	78%	83%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on temperature today: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	75°	76°	69°	71°	71°	74°	76°
AIFS	73°	74°	68°	68°	70°	73°	74°
GFS	80°	82°	71°	71°	72°	77°	77°
ICON	80°	81°	70°	73°	74°	75°	77°
HRRR	76°	76°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	77°	78°	70°	72°	73°	76°	77°
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.11 in
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.11 in
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0.06 in	0.01 in	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1119	713	1122	1127	1027	1231	1632
AIFS	12	8	13	14	13	13	15
GFS	624	512	824	820	821	924	1024
ICON	719	513	921	921	1025	1128	1229
HRRR	1124	612	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	819	612	1019	1018	1018	1120	1019
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	1%	10%	4%	14%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	3%	0%	0%	1%	23%	29%	29%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	0%	0%	1%	18%	5%	9%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	1%	0%	1%	2%	2%	4%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit wetter and a slightly cooler sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.5 °F	Above +69%	Below −1.8 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −0.9 °F	A bit above +34%	A bit below −0.9 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.7 °F	63° / 55°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +0.9 °F	Above +53%	A bit below −0.5 °F	61° / 54°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	Above +85%	A bit below −0.5 °F	59° / 52°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	Above +58%	—
December	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +42%	—
January	Normal +0.7 °F	Above +57%	—
February	Normal +0.2 °F	Above +59%	—
March	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +38%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Surf City climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Surf City is from April to May and in October: highs of 74 °F to 80 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from May to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 32 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Surf City, one or two a year; 16 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

56° 36°

JanJ
59° 37°

FebF
66° 43°

MarM
74° 51°

AprA
80° 60°

MayM
86° 68°

JunJ
89° 72°

JulJ
87° 70°

AugA
83° 65°

SepS
75° 54°

OctO
67° 44°

NovN
59° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	56°	36°	3.85 in	9	4.9	60°	2.5 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	59°	37°	3.76 in	8	5.0	58°	2.7 ft	–
MarchMar	66°	43°	3.63 in	9	6.3	61°	2.6 ft	–
AprilApr	74°	51°	3.65 in	8	7.3	65°	2.7 ft	–
MayMay	80°	60°	4.10 in	11	8.1	71°	2.4 ft	3
JuneJun	86°	68°	5.96 in	14	7.6	78°	2.3 ft	3
JulyJul	89°	72°	7.91 in	18	7.6	81°	2.4 ft	3
AugustAug	87°	70°	7.11 in	17	7.1	82°	2.2 ft	7
SeptemberSep	83°	65°	7.07 in	13	5.7	80°	2.6 ft	12
OctoberOct	75°	54°	3.13 in	7	5.7	74°	2.5 ft	3
NovemberNov	67°	44°	4.07 in	7	5.3	68°	2.5 ft	1
DecemberDec	59°	38°	3.75 in	8	4.4	63°	2.5 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	60°	2.5 ft	–
Feb	58°	2.7 ft	–
Mar	61°	2.6 ft	–
Apr	65°	2.7 ft	–
May	71°	2.4 ft	3
Jun	78°	2.3 ft	3
Jul	81°	2.4 ft	3
Aug	82°	2.2 ft	7
Sep	80°	2.6 ft	12
Oct	74°	2.5 ft	3
Nov	68°	2.5 ft	1
Dec	63°	2.5 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 57.99 in of rain on about 127 days and about 2,300 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now61 °Ffeels like 60 °F

Tomorrow57 / 78 °F

It's 61 °F now (feels like 60 °F). Today, 60 °F to 76 °F; tomorrow, 57 °F to 78 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 1%
Mon 2 18% 0.06 in
Tue 3 5% 0.01 in
Wed 4 9%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Monday 2: 18% and 0.06 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity94%

Dew point59 °F

Humidity is 94% now and the dew point is 59 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now7.7 migood

Clouds6%

Visibility is good now (7.7 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak5moderate

Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 4 · Sun 1: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.1030.2030.30 30.12

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 42

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	56 / 73 °F	0.04 in	11 mph NNE
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	47 / 74 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Mon 26	Clear sky	52 / 73 °F	0	12 mph N
Sun 25	Clear sky	58 / 72 °F	0	16 mph NNE
Sat 24	Mainly clear	55 / 72 °F	0	14 mph NNE
Fri 23	Mainly clear	46 / 72 °F	0	14 mph NNE
Thu 22	Clear sky	44 / 71 °F	0	8 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Clear sky	51 / 71 °F	0	11 mph N
Tue 20	Clear sky	49 / 74 °F	0	13 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	51 / 69 °F	0	16 mph N
Sun 18	Overcast	48 / 67 °F	0	19 mph N
Sat 17	Light rain	50 / 76 °F	0.48 in	20 mph NNW
Fri 16	Clear sky	70 / 81 °F	0	14 mph SW
Thu 15	Overcast	68 / 85 °F	0	9 mph SW
Wed 14	Clear sky	65 / 84 °F	0	10 mph SW
Tue 13	Clear sky	66 / 80 °F	0	8 mph S
Mon 12	Mainly clear	65 / 82 °F	0	13 mph WNW
Sun 11	Light showers	69 / 78 °F	0.64 in	16 mph S
Sat 10	Light showers	70 / 77 °F	0.71 in	20 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	62 / 78 °F	0	11 mph NNE
Thu 8	Overcast	58 / 79 °F	0	5 mph WNW
Wed 7	Overcast	56 / 77 °F	0	10 mph NNE
Tue 6	Partly cloudy	59 / 76 °F	0	13 mph NE
Mon 5	Drizzle	64 / 70 °F	0.20 in	8 mph N
Sun 4	Light rain	68 / 77 °F	0.48 in	7 mph NW
Sat 3	Showers	73 / 83 °F	1.07 in	8 mph WSW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	70 / 84 °F	0.02 in	9 mph SW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	64 / 83 °F	0.05 in	7 mph ESE
Wed 30	Overcast	65 / 82 °F	0	9 mph ESE
Tue 29	Overcast	60 / 81 °F	0	9 mph SE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Surf CityQuestions

What's the weather like today in Surf City?

Overcast, from 60 °F to 76 °F, with a gentle breeze from the north-northeast (9 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Surf City?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 53 °F and a high of 78 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 5 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.21 inHg and steady: −0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Surf City?

The best time to visit Surf City is from April to May and in October: highs of 74 °F to 80 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Surf City in October?

In October, Surf City normally sees highs of 75 °F and lows of 54 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.13 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 74 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Surf City?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 89 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 36 °F. The wettest is July (7.91 in) and the driest, October.

When is hurricane season in Surf City?

Hurricane season: from May to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 32 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Surf City, one or two a year; 16 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 5.7 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:16 am (local time).

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