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Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 15 | |
566 | 409 | 339 | 280 | 79 | 54 | 171 | 42 | 119 | 40 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 39 | 61 | 85 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.09m | 11:05PM2.01m | 1:47PM1.07m | 00:00AM1.89m | 3:01PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM-0.54m | 4:41PM0.73m | 6:46AM-0.48m | 5:37PM0.80m | 7:47AM-0.38m | 6:50PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 5 |
 kJ | 566 | 409 | 339 | 280 | 58 | 54 | 171 | 34 | 119 | 10 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 85 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | WNW 11 | S 15 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 6 | SW 15 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 79 | 46 | 17 | 42 | 17 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 58 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 61 | 12 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | W 11 | W 11 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 40 | 153 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 297 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 96 | 321 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
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