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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 Thursday 30 Apr 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
15.5° 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 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
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 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
40 | 39 | 82 | 140 | 58 | 47 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 72 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 9:22PM2.15m | 10:43AM1.59m | 9:48PM2.16m | 11:28AM1.53m | 10:15PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.90m | 4:21AM0.30m | 3:36PM1.00m | 4:58AM0.27m | 4:02PM1.09m | 5:36AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 56 | 74 | 58 | 47 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 72 | 72 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 82 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 285 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 85 | 362 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 85 |
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