Ocosta, Washington Weather
Ocosta, Washington — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Ocosta, Grays Harbor County.
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About Ocosta, Washington
Ocosta rests on a narrow strip of land, a sentinel between the vast, restless Pacific and the winding waterways of Grays Harbor. It lies 17.5 miles west-south-west of Grays Harbor, WA (from Grays Harbor, WA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-west of Hoquiam. The air here, perpetually damp and tinged with salt, clings to everything, softening the sharp edges of the weathered docks and the muted greens of the coastal flora. Gulls wheel overhead, their calls a constant, mournful counterpoint to the murmur of the surf, and the low, rhythmic sigh of the wind through the sparse, hardy trees. This is a place where the horizon feels immense, a canvas of ever-shifting grays and blues, and where the land itself seems to breathe with the incoming tide, its sandy stretches yielding to the persistent embrace of the ocean. The history of Ocosta is inextricably linked to the bounty and the challenges of the sea. Once a bustling hub for oyster harvesting, the town's economy still carries the faint scent of brine and the memory of industry. The oyster beds, though diminished, remain a quiet testament to a past when this sheltered inlet teemed with life, a source of sustenance and livelihood for generations. Today, a quieter, more introspective pace prevails, punctuated by the comings and goings of small fishing boats and the murmur of conversation in the few, enduring local establishments. The landscape itself whispers of this past, with remnants of old wharves and the persistent, earthy smell of mudflats at low tide, a constant reminder of the deep connection Ocosta shares with the water.
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| Location | Ocosta, Grays Harbor County, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.888702°N, 124.038504°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 98520 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ocosta, Washington Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ocosta, Washington, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Ocosta includes coordinates 46.888702°N, 124.038504°W, situated in Grays Harbor County. ZIP code 98520. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
