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Hobson's surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 20 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
15.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°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: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)141312121211161615141414131313131313121212121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191212193181172123132126106153200195125212163163163119989870696943
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
W
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		ononcrossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
1.77
11:31PM
1.19
10:22AM
1.66
12:00AM
1.26
11:02AM
1.49
12:32AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
-0.24
4:22AM
0.62
5:24PM
-0.15
5:12AM
0.59
5:53PM
-0.02
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-7:01-------7:01-------7:01------
Sunset---5:15-------5:15-------5:16----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192122202019191818191818181617161617171615151515
Feels °C (?)161819181817171616171616171416141516151514141414
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