 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.Ocean Shores experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfb"), with tendencies towards a Mediterranean (Köppen "Csb"), notably the pattern of a wetter winter and moderately drier summer.The climate is similar to nearby Aberdeen, situated slightly farther inland, but Ocean Shores experiences a narrower range of temperatures and is significantly less susceptible to extremes of heat in the summer, caused by hotter, inland air masses being pushed into the region.