Aptos, California Weather
Aptos, California — 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 Aptos, Santa Cruz County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Aptos. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Aptos is published on the Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI) page, 11 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. 6 airfields within reach of Aptos 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 Aptos: Marina Municipal Airport (KOAR) 35 km · Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (KRHV) 40 km · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC) 43 km · Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS) 44 km · Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) 44 km
Conditions reported at KWVI describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Aptos specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
