Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 13 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.7
W
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
73
71
70
70
48
66
90
179
183
179
140
131
112
126
126
151
157
148
117
120
151
204
250
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
0
NE
0
NNE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
5
N
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:39AM1.60m
7:43PM2.14m
8:38AM1.61m
8:16PM2.30m
9:36AM1.61m
8:52PM2.43m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.74m
2:33AM0.40m
1:53PM0.82m
3:18AM0.18m
2:31PM0.90m
4:05AM0.01m
part cloud
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>
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
16
19
20
20
17
18
17
16
18
20
21
20
18
18
18
17
19
21
22
21
18
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
18
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
19
20
21
20
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Energy kJ
74
73
71
70
49
21
63
68
179
183
179
123
114
112
110
125
151
157
148
117
120
151
204
250
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
40
39
39
47
70
48
66
63
149
147
146
140
131
88
126
126
125
121
116
110
107
74
75
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
10
32
31
31
3
45
54
90
2
2
2
2
2
16
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
26
20
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
86
31
4
0
0
0
0
0
113
121
4
0
0
0
0
0
85
121
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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