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Hendry's Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Hendry's Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hendry's Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
294 | 294 | 300 | 356 | 523 | 262 | 404 | 508 | 672 | 1121 | 1121 | 949 | 860 | 965 | 585 | 1302 | 890 | 661 | 488 | 411 | 341 | 279 | 274 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.14m | 9:37PM2.06m | 11:35AM1.12m | 10:21PM2.07m | 12:36PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM-0.40m | 3:14PM0.56m | 4:59AM-0.49m | 3:56PM0.64m | 5:51AM-0.50m | 4:43PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
 kJ | 294 | 294 | 300 | 356 | 523 | 205 | 180 | 310 | 672 | 1121 | 1121 | 949 | 860 | 965 | 585 | 1302 | 890 | 661 | 488 | 411 | 341 | 279 | 274 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 4 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 80 | 169 | 121 | 121 | 107 | 107 | 201 | 214 | 246 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 42 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 10 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | S 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 107 | 253 | 67 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | ESE 2 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 166 | 262 | 404 | 508 | 265 | 153 | 140 | 659 | 34 | — | 262 | 160 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 9 | 231 | 9 | 0 |
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