Ocean Shores, Washington Weather
Ocean Shores, Washington — 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 Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ocean Shores. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ocean Shores is published on the Bowerman Airport (KHQM) page, 17 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 Ocean Shores 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 Ocean Shores: Willapa Harbor Airport (K2S9) 40 km
Conditions reported at KHQM describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ocean Shores specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ocean Shores.
About Ocean Shores, Washington
Ocean Shores exhales a damp, salty breath from where it meets the relentless Pacific. It lies 21.5 miles west of Grays Harbor, WA (from Grays Harbor, WA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-north-west of Westport. Here, the land is a low, sandy expanse, a whisper of dunes giving way to a vast, flat beach that stretches for miles, often shrouded in a soft, pearlescent mist. The air itself feels scrubbed clean, carrying the perpetual murmur of the ocean and the cry of gulls. Grassy headlands, tufted with hardy sea-grass, offer a starker, wind-battered contrast to the gentle sweep of the shoreline, and the light here, especially at dusk, can descend like a curtain of tarnished silver, softening the edges of the world. The history of Ocean Shores is tied to the promise of a seaside resort, a vision that bloomed in the mid-20th century, transforming marshland and dune into a grid of streets and canals. Its economy, once buoyed by ambitious development and tourism, now finds its footing in the steady flow of visitors drawn to the endless beach and the allure of the coast, with fishing and a scattering of local businesses forming the backbone of daily life. The unique network of canals, a remnant of those early dreams, offers a watery artery through the town, reflecting the changeable sky and the muted hues of the coastal weather, a constant reminder of the ebb and flow that defines this place.
Live animated radar for Ocean Shores 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 | Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.973699°N, 124.156285°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98569 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ocean Shores, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ocean Shores, 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 Ocean Shores includes coordinates 46.973699°N, 124.156285°W, situated in Grays Harbor County. ZIP code 98569. Telephone area code: 425. 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.
