Hendry's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Santa Barbara, USA)

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Hendry's Beach Surf Guide

Hendry's Beach in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Hazards include - Pollution.

Hendry's Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hendry's Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hendry's Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Hendry's Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Hendry's Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 15% of the time in January while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 63% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

15%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

63%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hendry's Beach Location Map

Interactive Hendry's Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hendry's Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 65 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hendry's Beach is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG), also in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Hendry's Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 14:19 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off

What does Hendry's Beach look like?

Latest photos from Hendry's Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Chuy Credit: Tyler Martindale

Tides at Hendry's Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Santa Barbara, California, 5 km from Hendry's Beach.

Next High Water: 11:15pm | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 04:40pm | 0.79m

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Hendry's Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.0 °C) at Hendry's Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite