Hendry's Beach surf break

Hendry's Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Hendry's Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hendry's Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hendry's Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Hendry's Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Hendry's Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
NW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
W
0.4
SSW
0.9
W
1.1
W
0.5
S
1.1
W
0.6
S
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
WNW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1312121312121212121277181018666161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555250588585831952335079124154225225333345246127186186181186179
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
1.82
3:06PM
0.95
1:10AM
1.69
4:46PM
0.99
2:25AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.69
7:58AM
-0.26
6:30PM
0.81
9:12AM
-0.19
8:02PM
0.89
10:29AM
-0.14
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:36-------7:36
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----42-----------------
Temp. °C151514141414171715131211141820211715141315191920
Feels °C (?)15141110111216151412108111415151312111013161617
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