Hendry's Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 09 May 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
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Hendry's Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.8
WNW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
99
77
102
128
210
201
154
141
135
243
270
267
159
153
147
146
226
226
144
142
140
125
123
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
0
NNW
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:23PM1.11m
4:23AM1.17m
6:40PM1.23m
5:42AM1.16m
7:00PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.11m
11:16PM0.87m
11:40AM0.13m
00:22AM0.68m
12:18PM0.16m
1:11AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:50
7:51
7:51
Temp °C
17
20
20
21
18
18
18
17
20
23
23
22
19
18
18
18
20
24
25
24
21
20
20
19
17
19
19
20
18
17
17
17
19
22
22
22
19
18
18
18
20
24
25
23
20
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
Energy kJ
120
99
73
68
83
101
154
154
141
135
99
94
205
158
153
131
128
100
96
64
119
140
106
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
105
76
64
102
104
210
201
127
126
124
243
270
267
159
149
147
146
226
226
144
142
135
125
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
21
45
77
78
128
21
40
37
35
55
50
50
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
25
11
12
13
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
5
Energy kJ
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
140
302
9
0
0
0
0
0
64
140
9
0
0
0
0
0
143
143
5
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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