Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 26 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
14
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.9
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
37
37
43
36
64
71
47
33
36
37
65
36
34
71
64
30
30
30
29
13
12
11
25
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
ENE
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:40AM1.37m
7:48PM1.48m
7:38AM1.33m
8:15PM1.58m
8:30AM1.29m
8:39PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.53m
1:13PM-0.01m
1:51AM0.33m
1:48PM0.09m
2:35AM0.16m
2:18PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:37
7:37
7:38
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
17
17
17
16
16
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.9
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
66
37
37
43
33
31
25
32
33
10
10
65
36
33
31
40
16
10
7
4
4
4
4
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
26
26
26
26
25
25
31
25
25
36
37
14
30
30
9
30
30
30
30
29
11
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
7
12
8
4
20
20
20
8
9
26
13
9
9
9
6
10
10
10
11
11
13
12
11
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
3
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
8
4
6
8
36
64
71
47
21
17
17
7
10
34
71
64
29
1
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
66
1566
1538
153
7
6
1
1
40
372
274
21
1
1
7
7
40
372
372
39
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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