Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
182
86
86
85
131
131
83
73
72
71
71
71
70
70
67
64
173
148
106
66
34
38
38
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
0
N
0
NW
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM1.02m
2:30AM1.54m
6:05PM1.12m
4:03AM1.44m
6:46PM1.24m
5:29AM1.39m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.93m
10:34AM-0.16m
10:20PM0.89m
11:39AM-0.12m
11:55PM0.73m
12:31PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:35
7:36
7:37
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
15
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
12
11
12
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
6
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.4
SSW
14
1.1
W
6
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
15
Energy kJ
199
109
75
59
48
38
28
20
29
45
67
61
48
35
37
33
61
78
56
42
31
34
34
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
100
89
86
86
85
131
131
83
73
72
71
71
71
70
70
67
14
59
59
35
34
18
38
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
36
37
32
28
12
32
34
14
33
32
32
17
17
30
14
20
33
44
44
43
12
11
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1
W
4
1
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
4
Energy kJ
284
182
1
19
56
40
64
173
148
106
66
26
25
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
83
7
7
1
1
1
1
1
110
40
372
7
6
1
1
1
40
372
372
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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