Westhampton Beach, New York Weather
Westhampton Beach, New York — 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 Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Westhampton Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Westhampton Beach is published on the Francis S Gabreski Airport (KFOK) 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 Westhampton Beach 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 Westhampton Beach: Lufker Airport (K49N) 12 km · Brookhaven Calabro Airport (KHWV) 22 km · Town of East Hampton Airport (KJPX) 35 km · Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP) 41 km · Tweed New Haven Airport (KHVN) 56 km
Conditions reported at KFOK describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Westhampton Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Westhampton Beach.
About Westhampton Beach, New York
Westhampton Beach unfurls itself along the South Shore of Long Island, a ribbon of sand and sea oats where the Atlantic's insistent whisper meets the hushed calm of Moriches Bay. It lies 8.3 miles south-south-east of Riverhead, NY (from Riverhead, NY: bearing 162°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-west of Hampton Bays. The air here carries the briny tang of the ocean, a constant, clean scent that clings to everything, from the weathered shingles of beach houses to the sun-bleached driftwood scattered along the shoreline. Dunes, sculpted by the wind into soft, undulating waves, rise and fall, their grassy crowns a vibrant green against the vast, ever-shifting blue of the sky and sea. At dusk, the light softens, painting the western horizon in hues of rose and gold, a fleeting masterpiece that mirrors the ephemeral beauty of the shifting sands. The history of Westhampton Beach is intrinsically tied to its maritime bounty and its allure as a summer retreat. Once a quiet fishing village, its fortunes shifted as wealthy New Yorkers discovered its pristine shores, transforming it into a fashionable destination for the affluent. The local economy, while still retaining echoes of its fishing past, now thrives on tourism, a seasonal influx that breathes life into its charming shops and restaurants. The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center stands as a cultural beacon, drawing artists and audiences to its stages, a testament to the enduring spirit of this coastal enclave. The nearby pine barrens, a unique ecological landscape, offer a contrasting natural beauty, a fragrant, shaded world of scrub oak and towering pines, a quiet counterpoint to the sun-drenched beaches.
Live animated radar for Westhampton Beach 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 | Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.803155°N, 72.614539°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11978 |
| Area Code | 914, 845 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westhampton Beach, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westhampton Beach, New York, 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 Westhampton Beach includes coordinates 40.803155°N, 72.614539°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 11978. Telephone area code: 914, 845. 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.
