Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 08 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
19
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
63
61
93
122
122
103
103
79
78
75
210
137
126
117
123
176
174
172
107
114
100
146
146
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
6:20PM1.50m
2:38AM1.66m
6:27PM1.58m
4:06AM1.60m
6:39PM1.68m
5:27AM1.58m
Low Tide
9:21PM1.45m
10:46AM0.57m
11:13PM1.34m
11:28AM0.59m
00:17AM1.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
Temp °C
22
22
19
18
18
17
20
23
23
23
20
19
19
18
21
24
24
24
21
20
20
20
22
25
22
22
19
18
18
16
20
22
22
23
20
18
18
17
21
23
23
23
21
20
20
20
22
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
46
63
61
93
122
122
103
103
79
78
74
92
122
122
117
108
79
76
52
33
114
96
94
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
12
30
30
31
31
84
82
23
49
66
68
210
137
126
81
123
176
174
172
107
102
100
146
146
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
16
6
21
38
38
41
75
17
16
15
14
33
30
29
43
40
12
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
W
4
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
1
7
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
362
4
0
0
0
0
0
121
285
4
0
0
0
0
0
85
121
4
4
0
0
0
0
160
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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