Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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Hobson's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hobson's sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hobson's today?

The current surf forecast for Hobson's at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Hobson's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
2.1
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
7
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
174
171
140
131
112
135
158
190
160
151
151
154
196
255
308
296
302
360
372
1025
588
414
736
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
0
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
ENE
0
E
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
0
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
10
E
0
S
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:37AM1.20m
8:15PM1.89m
9:35AM1.19m
8:51PM2.01m
10:33AM1.16m
9:32PM2.08m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.37m
3:16AM-0.29m
2:31PM0.46m
4:05AM-0.45m
3:11PM0.55m
4:55AM-0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
16
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
19
20
21
19
18
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
21
18
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
7
2
W
8
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
13
Energy kJ
183
174
171
123
116
112
135
158
190
160
151
151
154
196
255
308
296
302
360
200
463
279
414
736
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
W
13
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
W
13
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
149
147
146
140
131
88
126
126
125
121
116
110
107
74
76
61
82
82
70
150
125
121
209
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
W
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
16
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
26
20
50
5
2
2
70
69
125
68
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
S
3
1.6
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
170
372
1025
588
336
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
110
110
7
2
1
1
1
1
103
110
40
1
1
1
1
1
40
110
1
1
6
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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