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Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hobson's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 76 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 69 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 85 | 134 | 128 | 125 | 121 | 115 | 108 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:38AM 2.21 | 10:54PM 1.13 | 9:26AM 2.15 | 11:53PM 1.12 | 10:16AM 2.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:13AM 0.66 | 4:10PM -0.58 | 3:01AM 0.72 | 5:02PM -0.52 | 3:53AM 0.77 | 5:56PM -0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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