Surf City is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough’s population was 1,205, reflecting a terminate of 237 (−16.4%) from the 1,442 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 67 (+4.9%) from the 1,375 counted in the 1990 Census. The borough borders the Atlantic Ocean upon Long Beach Island.

What is now Surf City was originally formed as Long Beach City borough by an accomplishment of the New Jersey Legislature upon September 19, 1894, from portions of Stafford Township, based upon the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was renamed Surf City by a definite of the Borough Council as of May 26, 1899. The state was misrepresented to avoid confusion with additional places upon the island and along the Jersey Shore.

Present-day Surf City was home to one of the first huge boarding hotels upon the Jersey Shore, called the Mansion of Health. The Place surrounding this hotel was called “Buzby’s Place” in the 1830s and 1840s, after one of the owners of the Mansion of Health, Hudson Buzby. The Mansion of Health burned next to in 1874, but some old-timers still call the cove at the foot of South First Street on the niche side “Mansion Cove.”

In 1875, the 20 or so unshakable residents of the area decided to call the Place Long Beach City, even while the area was nevertheless considered ration of Stafford Township. In 1894, Surf City was incorporated, changing its proclaim to Surf City in 1899 after the United States Postal Service demanded a name change before the town could incorporate, preventing it from being mortified with Long Branch in Monmouth County.