Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 08 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.7°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 4AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)666161616161617181818181515151616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15519813072676867103145209123209209656288173173175175173171144142
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.72
8:21PM
1.47
3:44AM
1.68
7:50PM
1.53
5:11AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.62
9:50PM
1.47
12:06PM
0.57
11:53PM
1.38
12:46PM
0.51
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:24-------7:25
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------1-------1
Temp. °C202019181921212018171716161819171515141314161616
Feels °C (?)191817172021191716151616161717161415141313141414
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