La Selva Beach, California Weather
La Selva Beach, 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 La Selva Beach, Santa Cruz County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near La Selva Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for La Selva Beach is published on the Watsonville Municipal Airport (KWVI) page, 7 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 La Selva Beach 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 La Selva Beach: Marina Municipal Airport (KOAR) 30 km · Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS) 38 km · Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) 39 km · Hollister Municipal Airport (KCVH) 41 km · Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (KRHV) 44 km
Conditions reported at KWVI describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Selva Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Selva Beach.
About La Selva Beach, California
La Selva Beach, a quiet stretch of California coastline, exhales a cool, salt-laced air that seems to cling to the low-slung houses. It lies 6.2 miles west-north-west of Watsonville, CA (from Watsonville, CA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-south-east of Santa Cruz. Here, the land rolls gently towards the Pacific, a mosaic of coastal scrub, wind-sculpted Monterey pines, and the occasional hardy eucalyptus, their silver-green leaves rustling a constant, hushed conversation. The beach itself is a broad, sandy expanse, often left wild and untamed, where the relentless rhythm of the waves carves ephemeral patterns into the wet sand, a ceaseless, white-capped march against the shore. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through a thin veil of sea mist, lending a pearlescent sheen to the weathered shingles and the dew-kissed blades of dune grass. Historically, this region was shaped by the agricultural ambitions that bloomed in the fertile valleys inland, with artichoke fields and strawberry farms once dominating the surrounding landscape, their bounty finding its way to markets by rail and sea. La Selva Beach, more a collection of coastal neighborhoods than a singular entity, developed as a summer retreat and a place for those drawn to the ocean's quietude, its economy now a subtle blend of tourism and local services catering to residents who appreciate its unpretentious charm. The nearby agricultural lands still offer a whisper of that past, with roadside stands occasionally appearing, their offerings a bright counterpoint to the muted tones of the coast, a reminder of the earth's enduring generosity before the sea claims its own.
Live animated radar for La Selva Beach 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 | La Selva Beach, Santa Cruz County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.936619°N, 121.864677°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95076 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Selva Beach, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Selva Beach, 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 La Selva Beach includes coordinates 36.936619°N, 121.864677°W, situated in Santa Cruz County. ZIP code 95076. 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.
