Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 08 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
15.1° 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 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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 Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
19
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
36
29
33
49
50
88
119
125
127
136
108
110
78
75
210
137
126
113
123
176
174
172
107
Wind (km/h)
0
S
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
E
0
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
W
0
NNW
0
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:23AM1.34m
6:06PM1.05m
2:41AM1.26m
6:16PM1.13m
4:08AM1.20m
6:30PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.09m
9:13PM1.00m
10:43AM0.11m
11:00PM0.88m
11:26AM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:46
7:47
7:47
Temp °C
16
15
17
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
19
21
21
21
20
19
17
16
18
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
20
18
18
17
19
20
20
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
64
36
29
33
49
50
88
119
125
127
136
108
110
78
69
74
117
120
113
106
79
74
52
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
27
27
13
13
12
30
30
31
31
84
82
23
49
66
68
210
137
126
81
123
176
174
172
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
17
17
17
6
17
17
17
17
16
6
21
38
38
41
75
17
16
15
14
33
30
29
43
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.3
WSW
5
Energy kJ
14
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
110
274
7
1
1
1
1
1
7
39
39
1
1
1
1
1
95
95
7
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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