Kings Bay Base, Georgia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Kings Bay Base, Camden County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kings Bay Base. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kings Bay Base is published on the St Marys Airport (K4J6) page, 5 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 Kings Bay Base 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 Kings Bay Base: Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport (KFHB) 23 km · Hilliard Airpark (K01J) 35 km · Jacksonville International Airport (KJAX) 36 km · Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field (KNRB) 47 km · Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (KCRG) 52 km
Conditions reported at K4J6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kings Bay Base specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kings Bay Base.
Kings Bay Base unfolds across a landscape defined by the slow, broad sweep of tidal creeks and the dense, verdant embrace of coastal Georgia's maritime forest. It lies 24.6 miles south of Brunswick, GA (from Brunswick, GA: bearing 190°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Kingsland. The air here carries the humid, salt-kissed breath of the Atlantic, a perpetual whisper against the rustling palmettos and the deep green of ancient live oaks draped with Spanish moss. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, often filters down in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the damp, dark earth and the occasional flash of iridescent beetle wings. The terrain is low-lying, a subtle, almost imperceptible incline toward the vast expanse of the water, where the brackish currents carve their patient paths toward the sea. This stretch of coast has long been a place of strategic importance, a history subtly woven into the very rhythm of Kings Bay Base. For centuries, these waterways served as vital arteries for trade and passage, and the land itself, rich and yielding, has supported agricultural endeavors. Today, Kings Bay Base stands as a prominent naval installation, its presence shaping the local economy and contributing to a sense of purposeful quietude. The proximity to the Cumberland Sound and the wider ocean imbues the area with a distinct maritime character, a reminder of the boundless world that lies just beyond the whispering pines and the sheltered inlets.
Live animated radar for Kings Bay Base 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 | Kings Bay Base, Camden County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 30.7985°N, 81.5628°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31558 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kings Bay Base, Georgia, 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 Kings Bay Base includes coordinates 30.798500°N, 81.562800°W, situated in Camden County. ZIP code 31558. Telephone area code: 229. 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.