Aptos, California Weather
Aptos, California — 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 Aptos, Santa Cruz County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Aptos.
About Aptos, California
Aptos unfolds as a sun-kissed tapestry where the Santa Cruz Mountains gently yield to the Pacific's embrace. It lies 7.3 miles east of Santa Cruz, CA (from Santa Cruz, CA: bearing 88°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-north-west of Watsonville. The land here is a study in contrasts: rolling hills carpeted with emerald vineyards and sun-bleached grasslands give way to dramatic bluffs that plunge towards the restless ocean. Creeks, veiled in thickets of alder and bay laurel, carve their way to the sea, their whispers a constant counterpoint to the surf's roar. The air, thick with the scent of salt and eucalyptus, carries the distant cries of gulls and the murmur of a community that moves with a coastal languor, a rhythm dictated by the tides and the golden light that spills across the landscape each afternoon. This coastal stretch, historically a domain of the Ohlone people, found its modern identity shaped by agricultural ambition and a later embrace of tourism. For decades, the fertile soil supported thriving strawberry farms, their sweet perfume a signature of the Aptos summer, and orchards heavy with apples and pears. Today, while agriculture remains a vital thread, the economy has diversified, embracing boutique wineries that dot the hillsides and a vibrant local business scene that thrives on the influx of visitors drawn to its famed beaches and the iconic pier. The legacy of its past is etched not just in the land itself, but in the enduring spirit of Aptos, a place where the bounty of the earth still meets the boundless horizon of the sea.
Live animated radar for Aptos and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.977173°N, 121.899402°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95003, 95001 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Aptos, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aptos, California, 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 Aptos includes coordinates 36.977173°N, 121.899402°W, situated in Santa Cruz County. ZIP code 95003, 95001. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.
