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Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.0°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 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hobson's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | |
57 | 54 | 48 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 39 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 35 | 96 | 96 | 34 | 55 | 56 | 67 | 56 | 33 | 79 | 150 | 120 | 79 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.89m | 3:01PM1.09m | 1:02AM1.71m | 4:10PM1.16m | 2:15AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.80m | 7:47AM-0.38m | 6:50PM0.87m | 8:50AM-0.27m | 8:27PM0.88m | 9:51AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
 kJ | 57 | 54 | 48 | 34 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 58 | 30 | 96 | 96 | 34 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 79 | 150 | 120 | 79 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 37 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 95 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 321 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 40 | 7 |
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