Hendry's Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.5
S
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
106
104
155
155
109
103
99
109
87
87
83
82
74
72
71
70
70
71
70
71
82
50
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:58PM1.09m
3:56AM1.43m
6:43PM1.21m
5:23AM1.36m
7:18PM1.33m
6:35AM1.33m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.87m
11:36AM-0.11m
11:51PM0.72m
12:30PM-0.07m
00:59AM0.52m
1:13PM-0.01m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:13
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7:37
7:37
7:38
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
17
19
19
21
17
14
14
13
14
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
14
17
18
17
16
13
13
13
15
17
17
17
13
10
11
10
12
14
14
11
11
10
9
8
10
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
1.1
W
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
109
83
86
77
66
51
48
99
89
87
87
55
55
55
55
54
52
70
71
70
71
82
50
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
25
106
104
155
155
109
103
33
49
49
83
83
82
74
72
71
70
47
46
26
26
26
26
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
W
15
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
15
0.3
W
13
0.3
WNW
16
Energy kJ
19
62
60
38
17
17
32
21
13
13
6
14
7
7
7
7
24
24
7
4
7
17
30
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
Energy kJ
60
73
69
43
52
109
77
43
31
29
24
16
29
33
16
9
11
13
12
19
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
140
9
25
5
0
0
0
0
9
25
348
5
5
0
0
0
26
909
348
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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