Surf City is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,243, an increase of 38 from the 2010 census count of 1,205, which in turn had reflected a decline of 237 from the 1,442 counted in the 2000 census. The borough borders th…Surf City is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,243, an increase of 38 from the 2010 census count of 1,205, which in turn had reflected a decline of 237 from the 1,442 counted in the 2000 census. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean on Long Beach Island.