Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm 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 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
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
10
0.8
W
9
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
63
61
93
122
122
103
103
79
78
75
210
137
126
117
123
176
174
172
107
114
100
146
146
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
0
WSW
0
WNW
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
N
0
W
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
0
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:06PM1.05m
2:41AM1.26m
6:16PM1.13m
4:08AM1.20m
6:30PM1.25m
5:27AM1.18m
Low Tide
9:13PM1.00m
10:43AM0.11m
11:00PM0.88m
11:26AM0.12m
00:07AM0.69m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:47
7:49
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
20
20
18
18
17
17
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
20
23
18
19
18
18
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
46
63
61
93
122
122
103
103
79
78
74
92
122
122
117
108
79
76
52
33
114
96
94
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
12
30
30
31
31
84
82
23
49
66
68
210
137
126
81
123
176
174
172
107
102
100
146
146
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
16
6
21
38
38
41
75
17
16
15
14
33
30
29
43
40
12
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
W
4
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
1
7
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
372
7
1
1
1
1
1
110
274
7
1
1
1
1
1
95
110
7
7
1
1
1
1
171
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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