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Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hobson's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 39 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 125 | 219 | 202 | 430 | 416 | 409 | 233 | 229 | 339 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 276 | 262 | 240 | 85 | 244 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:44AM 1.72 | 8:47PM 1.03 | 7:13AM 1.76 | 9:29PM 1.05 | 7:43AM 1.79 | 10:08PM 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:10PM -0.09 | 12:52AM 0.75 | 2:43PM -0.17 | 1:25AM 0.79 | 3:17PM -0.23 | 1:56AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
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