Santa Cruz, Texas Weather
Santa Cruz, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Santa Cruz, Duval County.
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About Santa Cruz, Texas
Santa Cruz, a quiet expanse along the Texas coast, unfolds under a sky that often bleeds with the soft hues of sunset, painting the flat, salt-laced landscape in shades of rose and lavender. It lies 60.0 miles west-south-west of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 243°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-north-west of Premont. The air here carries the briny tang of the nearby Gulf, a constant companion that whispers through the low-lying scrub and the scattered live oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient hands reaching skyward. The land itself is a gentle, almost imperceptible rise, a subtle undulation that hints at the vastness of the Gulf plain stretching in every direction. Here, the silence is broken only by the distant cry of gulls and the low hum of insects, a soundtrack to the unhurried rhythm of life that defines Santa Cruz. The history of Santa Cruz is a story etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the bounty of its waters. Once a vital port for the region's burgeoning cattle ranches, its fortunes have ebbed and flowed with the tide of industry. Today, the economy of Santa Cruz leans on the enduring allure of its coastal position, drawing those who seek a slower pace and the simple pleasures of sun-drenched days and abundant fishing. The legacy of its maritime past is still palpable in the weathered piers and the salty wisdom of its residents, a living testament to a time when schooners once plied these very waters, carrying goods and dreams to distant shores.
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| Location | Santa Cruz, Duval County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 27.40337°N, 98.26834°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78349, 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Santa Cruz, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Santa Cruz, Texas, 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 Santa Cruz includes coordinates 27.403370°N, 98.268340°W, situated in Duval County. ZIP code 78349, 78582. Telephone area code: 830. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
