Zayante, California Weather
Zayante, 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 Zayante, Santa Cruz County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Zayante. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Zayante is published on the Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ) page, 36 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. 3 airfields within reach of Zayante 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 Zayante: Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) 42 km · San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 50 km
Conditions reported at KNUQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zayante specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zayante.
About Zayante, California
Zayante breathes the hushed, verdant air of the Santa Cruz Mountains, a place where serpentine roads wind through a dense tapestry of redwood and Douglas fir. It lies 8.2 miles north of Santa Cruz, CA (from Santa Cruz, CA: bearing 355°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-west of Live Oak. The landscape here is a study in deep greens and shadowed earth, broken by sun-drenched clearings that offer glimpses of the sky. Creeks, cool and persistent, murmur their way through ravines, their waters reflecting the dappled light that filters through the towering canopy. The very air carries the scent of damp soil and pine needles, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. This quiet corner of the Santa Cruz Mountains holds echoes of a different past, its history intertwined with logging and the early days of California's timber industry. The Zayante Creek, a vital artery for the early mills, still flows, a testament to the resourcefulness that once defined the region. While the grand scale of logging has receded, a spirit of self-sufficiency and a deep connection to the natural world persist. The local economy, like the land itself, is modest, with a scattering of homes and small businesses that hum with a gentle, unhurried rhythm, their lives lived in concert with the seasons and the enduring presence of the ancient forests.
Live animated radar for Zayante 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 | Zayante, Santa Cruz County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.091892°N, 122.043573°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95018 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zayante, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zayante, 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 Zayante includes coordinates 37.091892°N, 122.043573°W, situated in Santa Cruz County. ZIP code 95018. 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.
