Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDT
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Jelly Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jelly Bowl sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jelly Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for Jelly Bowl at 4AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Jelly Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.9
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
25
21
13
11
17
17
11
10
36
33
19
21
33
45
71
192
205
79
50
38
32
34
23
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
N
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
N
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:35PM2.07m
9:15AM1.68m
8:59PM2.13m
9:59AM1.64m
9:22PM2.15m
10:43AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.48m
2:44PM0.79m
3:46AM0.37m
3:10PM0.90m
4:21AM0.30m
3:36PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:39
7:40
7:42
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
17
20
20
19
17
16
16
15
17
20
21
21
20
18
17
16
18
20
20
20
15
14
14
12
16
18
18
17
17
15
15
14
16
19
20
19
19
17
17
16
19
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.1
SW
14
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
Energy kJ
7
17
13
13
8
8
12
11
10
17
18
19
21
33
45
8
109
113
79
50
38
32
34
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
11
13
17
9
9
12
33
8
21
33
8
21
8
8
18
17
17
7
8
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
NW
15
0.1
S
11
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
11
25
10
10
10
17
9
9
9
9
12
11
11
9
8
2
20
18
7
7
7
17
17
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
8
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
Energy kJ
21
6
36
71
192
205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
21
4
0
4
4
85
121
54
21
0
0
4
4
121
31
4
0
0
0
0
0
85
31
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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