Jelly Bowl Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Barbara, USA)

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Jelly Bowl Surf Guide

Jelly Bowl in Santa Barbara is a quite exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for locals and pollution.

Jelly Bowl Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Jelly Bowl:

The best conditions reported for surf at Jelly Bowl occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Jelly Bowl (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Jelly Bowl with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in January while 12% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 82% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

12%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

82%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Jelly Bowl Location Map

Interactive Jelly Bowl surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Jelly Bowl is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Jelly Bowl is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 105 km (65 miles) away.

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Jelly Bowl Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 23:53 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	W	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	5	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass

What does Jelly Bowl look like?

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Credit: carplocal

Tides at Jelly Bowl

Current tide and informaton

For Carpinteria, 1 km from Jelly Bowl.

Next High Water: 12:31am | 1.85m

Next Low Water: 08:58am | 0.53m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Jelly Bowl Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feels like 20.0 °C) at Jelly Bowl, yet the sea remains several degrees colder than the air. Most surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite