Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 18 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
43
119
86
59
23
59
58
37
31
41
41
38
34
39
37
58
58
35
96
96
34
56
70
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07PM2.44m
1:43PM1.51m
00:01AM2.31m
2:55PM1.53m
1:03AM2.13m
4:03PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:46AM-0.03m
5:40PM1.22m
7:45AM0.06m
6:53PM1.28m
8:47AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
21
23
24
22
20
20
20
20
24
24
24
23
21
20
19
18
20
22
23
21
18
15
14
14
20
21
19
19
17
16
16
16
22
22
22
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
50
42
119
86
59
14
59
58
37
12
11
35
10
8
6
6
10
12
12
12
12
7
8
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
45
43
17
17
14
23
37
35
35
21
41
41
38
34
34
37
58
32
29
96
96
34
27
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
17
17
14
14
17
16
26
26
26
31
31
31
31
31
39
33
33
58
35
28
35
27
56
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
12
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
6
1
37
1
1
3
1
1
5
43
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
49
31
4
4
0
0
0
0
85
285
4
4
0
0
0
0
76
85
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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