Hendry's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Barbara, USA)

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Hendry's Beach Surf Guide

Hendry's Beach in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for - Pollution.

Hendry's Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	2.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	13.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hendry's Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hendry's Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Hendry's Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Hendry's Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 15% of the time in January while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 63% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

15%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

63%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hendry's Beach Location Map

Interactive Hendry's Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hendry's Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 65 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hendry's Beach is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Hendry's Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 11 April 2021, 16:45 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 11
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	W	W	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	8	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off

What does Hendry's Beach look like?

Latest photos from Hendry's Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Chuy
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Tides at Hendry's Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Santa Barbara, California, 5.0 km from Hendry's Beach.

Next High Water: 10:14pm | 1.52m

Next Low Water: 04:41am | 0.07m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Hendry's Beach Sea Temperature

Cloudy and warm but the water temperature at Hendry's Beach will be noticeably colder than the air today. Most surfers will need a spring wetsuit. Feeling warmer out of the water than in the sea today.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 13.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Hendry's Beach

Surf stats for Hendry's Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

Hendry s beach arroyo burro.surf.statistics.april

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Wind History at Hendry's Beach

Wind stats for Hendry's Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

Hendry s beach arroyo burro.wind.statistics.april

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Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:

Discover surf breaks near Hendry's Beach. Click below to view there surf guides.

Mesa
- Reef
- 2.4
Reliability: fairly consistent
1km away
Leadbetter
- Point
- 3.4
Reliability: inconsistent
4km away
Sandspit
- Beach/breakwater
- 2.6
Reliability: rarely breaks
5km away
Campus Point
- Point
- 2.8
Reliability: fairly consistent
9km away
Depressions
- Beach
- 2.5
Reliability: fairly consistent
10km away

Wave Buoys Nearest To Hendry's Beach:

Closest Wave BuoyEast Santa Barbara Buoy12 mi
Second closest Wave BuoyAnacapa Passage, CA24 mi
Third closest Wave BuoySanta Barbara Buoy42 mi
Fourth closest Wave BuoySanta Cruz Basin, CA46 mi
Fifth closest Wave BuoySouth Santa Rosa Island Buoy57 mi

We hope you find the new 12-day forecasts and additional details useful.

Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.

Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.

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