Long Beach, Washington Weather
Long Beach, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Long Beach, Pacific County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Long Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Long Beach is published on the Astoria Regional Airport (KAST) page, 26 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. 2 airfields within reach of Long 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 Long Beach: Willapa Harbor Airport (K2S9) 42 km
Conditions reported at KAST describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Long Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Long Beach, Washington
Long Beach unfolds as a long, low-slung ribbon of sand and weathered wood, perpetually kissed by the Pacific's restless breath. It lies 47.5 miles south-south-west of Grays Harbor, WA (from Grays Harbor, WA: bearing 201°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Ocean Park. The air here carries the sharp tang of salt and the damp, earthy scent of coastal spruce, a fragrance that clings to everything from the peeling paint of beachside bungalows to the very marrow of one's bones. Dunes, carpeted with tough, wind-beaten grasses, march inland, their gentle swells a constant reminder of the ocean's immense, shaping power. Sunlight, when it breaks through the persistent grey, often filters through a fine mist, casting an ethereal glow on the vast expanse of sand, where driftwood, bleached bone-white by sun and sea, lies scattered like forgotten relics. The horizon is a blurred line, a soft negotiation between the steely ocean and the perpetually overcast sky, and the only sounds are the ceaseless roar of the surf and the cry of gulls wheeling overhead. This stretch of coastline, for generations, has been defined by the bounty of the sea and the resilience of those who coax a living from it. Long Beach’s history is tied to the fishing fleets that once sailed from its shores, their nets heavy with salmon and halibut, and the quiet industry of clam digging that still sustains a portion of the local economy. The town itself, a collection of modest buildings and wide, unpaved streets, speaks of a pragmatic past, where survival often meant a direct confrontation with nature's caprice. It’s a place where the annual Kite Festival draws visitors to witness vibrant fabrics dancing against the sky, a fleeting explosion of color against the muted palette of the coast, and where the memory of old logging camps still lingers in the scent of sawdust carried on the breeze from the surrounding forests.
Live animated radar for Long 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 | Long Beach, Pacific County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.352322°N, 124.054323°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98631 |
| Area Code | 360 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Long Beach, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Beach, Washington, 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 Long Beach includes coordinates 46.352322°N, 124.054323°W, situated in Pacific County. ZIP code 98631. Telephone area code: 360. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
