Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 16 Mar 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181817171616161616161615151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2601841801781762371641531492032031461441381281251231231211211211208177
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
0
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crossglasscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
1.63
9:32PM
1.32
9:04AM
1.65
9:53PM
1.44
9:45AM
1.61
10:17PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.50
3:12PM
-0.15
3:01AM
0.34
3:38PM
-0.13
3:41AM
0.18
4:04PM
-0.05
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--7:07-------7:05-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:05-------7:06-------7:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191919232424232222232426272524242423232627262423
Feels °C (?)191920232323222121222325262423242323232626252323
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