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Jelly Bowl Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Jelly Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for Jelly Bowl at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jelly Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
39 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 35 | 96 | 96 | 34 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 79 | 150 | 120 | 79 | 36 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.53m | 1:03AM2.13m | 4:03PM1.60m | 2:14AM1.93m | 5:01PM1.70m | 3:36AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM1.28m | 8:47AM0.18m | 8:27PM1.29m | 9:47AM0.31m | 10:11PM1.22m | 10:43AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 11 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 6 | 59 | 6 | 10 | 120 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 29 | 96 | 96 | 34 | 55 | 56 | 26 | 56 | 33 | 79 | 150 | 6 | 79 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 58 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 27 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 86 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 285 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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