Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 15 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
Period(s) (?)151514141415131313141413131313121212121212181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)376347324315320150202209163239242225219162153143103102717069585790
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
SSE
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
1.69
9:23PM
1.04
7:30AM
1.76
9:48PM
1.06
8:04AM
1.81
10:12PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
-0.20
1:14AM
0.80
3:02PM
-0.27
1:50AM
0.76
3:31PM
-0.30
2:25AM
0.72
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset---5:09-------5:10-------5:12----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212424222020191918222324212020202022242321212120
Feels °C (?)172221201818161615202021181717161619212019181817
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