Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 06 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
69
51
51
51
51
51
50
50
94
51
51
41
76
74
74
122
153
127
130
108
110
113
83
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
0
N
0
NW
5
N
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:31AM1.85m
1:23AM1.75m
6:20PM1.50m
2:38AM1.66m
Low Tide
5:08PM1.37m
8:58AM0.53m
9:56AM0.56m
9:21PM1.45m
10:46AM0.57m
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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6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:46
7:46
7:47
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
20
22
23
23
21
19
18
18
20
23
23
23
20
19
18
18
20
23
23
23
18
16
16
16
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
21
23
22
23
20
19
17
17
20
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
26
48
39
30
23
17
18
18
31
61
51
51
41
76
74
74
122
153
127
130
108
110
113
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
13
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
Energy kJ
50
51
51
51
51
51
51
50
27
27
27
27
13
13
17
30
30
31
31
84
82
23
49
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
17
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
Energy kJ
13
13
12
15
17
17
25
26
29
28
17
17
17
17
29
17
17
17
16
6
21
38
38
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.5
W
4
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
46
69
7
50
94
2
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
31
31
4
0
0
0
0
0
121
285
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
49
49
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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