Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)8689916161616161515151414141414131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235230173127113868584838117011511010769696838171717171640
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
1.25
2:24AM
1.37
1:54PM
1.00
3:12AM
1.41
3:43PM
0.84
4:01AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.15
8:43AM
0.60
8:04PM
0.35
10:20AM
0.48
8:47PM
0.54
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03
Sunset-5:04-------5:05-------5:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C16151091010101315151313131313161918161515151519
Feels °C (?)10105466510121211109910131615131111111116
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