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Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 17 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hobson's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | |
736 | 547 | 547 | 504 | 423 | 513 | 679 | 584 | 584 | 409 | 344 | 95 | 224 | 69 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 35 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.12m | 10:16PM2.08m | 12:37PM1.09m | 11:05PM2.01m | 1:47PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM-0.53m | 3:53PM0.64m | 5:49AM-0.54m | 4:41PM0.73m | 6:46AM-0.48m | 5:37PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 6 |
 kJ | 736 | 547 | 547 | 504 | 423 | 513 | 679 | 584 | 584 | 409 | 344 | 95 | 224 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 65 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 72 | 15 | 69 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 350 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 218 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 177 | 255 | 7 |
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