Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 30 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.6
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
1.5
W
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
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
21
11
33
42
40
149
176
71
47
39
34
35
22
32
33
32
30
29
29
69
72
72
27
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
0
SE
0
SE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
N
10
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM1.64m
9:22PM2.15m
10:43AM1.59m
9:48PM2.16m
11:28AM1.53m
10:15PM2.14m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.37m
3:10PM0.90m
4:21AM0.30m
3:36PM1.00m
4:58AM0.27m
4:02PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:40
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
16
15
18
20
21
21
20
18
17
16
19
20
20
20
17
18
17
16
18
19
20
19
16
15
16
15
18
19
20
20
19
17
17
15
19
19
19
19
17
19
18
16
18
18
19
18
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
1.1
W
6
1.1
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
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.3
W
6
Energy kJ
27
21
9
27
42
40
89
92
71
47
39
34
35
22
19
14
13
13
13
9
69
72
72
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
33
8
5
33
8
8
8
18
18
17
17
8
17
8
32
33
32
30
29
29
2
6
25
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
21
21
20
8
7
7
7
17
8
16
7
7
7
7
7
12
6
8
2
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
1.5
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.3
WSW
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
21
149
176
1
1
4
6
8
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
85
31
4
4
0
4
4
32
73
31
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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