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Jelly Bowl surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 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)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jelly Bowl this week:

The surf forecast for Jelly Bowl over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Apr 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Jelly Bowl in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Apr 30) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Thu 23rd Apr)1.5ft (0.4m) 16s
Best Surf11PM (Fri 24th Apr)5ft (1.6m) 6s
Most Powerful 8PM (Wed 29th Apr)6ft (1.8m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jelly Bowl over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.6
WNW
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
1.1
W
5
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
S
16
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
5
1.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
131
83
71
70
67
148
34
38
37
43
61
33
65
33
30
30
20
16
29
284
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
SW
20
W
15
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
NNE
10
S
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:27AM1.98m
5:59PM1.57m
3:58AM1.86m
6:43PM1.69m
5:24AM1.81m
7:16PM1.81m
6:36AM1.78m
7:46PM1.91m
7:36AM1.75m
8:11PM2.00m
8:27AM1.72m
8:35PM2.07m
9:15AM1.68m
Low Tide
8:10PM1.36m
10:28AM0.31m
10:17PM1.33m
11:33AM0.35m
11:53PM1.19m
12:26PM0.40m
00:59AM0.99m
1:09PM0.47m
1:50AM0.80m
1:44PM0.56m
2:32AM0.63m
2:16PM0.67m
3:11AM0.48m
2:44PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
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—
—
7:35
—
—
7:36
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:39
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
Temp °C
17
20
21
18
19
19
16
16
16
14
17
16
14
16
17
14
17
18
14
16
17
Feels °C
15
17
18
16
17
17
14
13
12
10
13
11
11
14
14
13
15
16
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
1
W
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
13
0.7
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
14
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
75
38
20
67
35
33
56
34
38
37
43
31
25
9
33
8
5
11
11
13
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
W
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.1
SW
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
86
131
83
71
70
67
59
18
30
26
26
25
33
65
30
30
30
12
10
17
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.2
W
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
15
0.2
W
16
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
37
12
34
32
17
14
44
12
7
7
4
20
25
14
9
10
11
20
11
9
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.2
WSW
2
—
—
1
W
4
1.6
WNW
6
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.7
W
4
—
0.4
WSW
5
—
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
5
1.9
W
6
Energy kJ
—
—
1
—
—
40
148
26
31
19
22
61
17
—
9
—
12
7
16
29
284
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Rating
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Distance (km)
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0
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0
47
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0
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509
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(10 max)
1
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5
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The above surf forecast table for Jelly Bowl provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Jelly Bowl can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jelly Bowl surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Jelly Bowl) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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