Hendry's Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 8km away, Campus Point Surf Cam


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

The current surf forecast for Hendry's Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615151514141414141314131314141313202019181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35327325925218818611811811575693834344067355882154277464582650
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
W
5
SW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
0.98
3:07AM
1.40
3:33PM
0.80
3:55AM
1.44
5:54PM
0.77
4:42AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
0.36
10:21AM
0.48
8:31PM
0.55
11:43AM
0.31
9:17PM
0.69
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset-5:06-------5:07-------5:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161513131212111618161414141414182019171616161519
Feels °C (?)131311119971315131111111111161717141313131217
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