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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 am Tuesday 12 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 1.2°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 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
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 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | |
86 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 141 | 66 | 194 | 191 | 198 | 157 | 142 | 131 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.58m | 7:16PM1.98m | 7:39AM1.60m | 7:43PM2.14m | 8:38AM1.61m | 8:16PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.93m | 12:40PM0.67m | 1:49AM0.66m | 1:16PM0.74m | 2:33AM0.40m | 1:53PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 54 | 69 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 74 | 39 | 39 | 72 | 75 | 141 | 66 | 194 | 191 | 198 | 157 | 114 | 112 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 40 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 43 | 90 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 142 | 131 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 54 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 10 | — | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 121 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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