Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 17 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 1.6°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 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121818171616151514141313131313121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1531431031027170665857901301271571532021781701671231211171077284
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ESE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
S
5
SW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.81
10:12PM
1.08
8:38AM
1.83
10:37PM
1.11
9:11AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
0.76
3:31PM
-0.30
2:25AM
0.72
4:00PM
-0.31
3:00AM
0.68
4:28PM
-0.30
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---7:03-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset-----5:12-------5:13-------5:14--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121232524222222212022232019191819182121211920
Feels °C (?)181717202221191919181720201717171515141818181617
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