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Hendry's Beach Surf Photo: 'Afternoon hills' by Tyler Martindale

Lat Long: 34.40° N 119.74° W

Issued: 4 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hendry's Beach sea temperature is

17.2° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Hendry's Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SW	S
	15 s	cross	5 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SW	SSE
	15 s	cross	5 s	14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SW	SSE
	14 s	cross	5 s	14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	WNW	W	SW
	14 s	glass	6 s	6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE		W	SW
	14 s	glass		7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S		W	SW
	14 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE		W	SW
	14 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW		W	SSE
	14 s	cross- on		7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	W	SSE
	14 s	cross- on	7 s	7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		W	SSE
	13 s	cross- on		7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		W	SSE
	13 s	glass		7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S		W	SSE
	13 s	glass		7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S		W	SSE
	13 s	glass		8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		W	SSE
	13 s	glass		8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		W	SSE
	13 s	glass		8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		W	SSE
	13 s	on		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		W	SSE
	13 s	glass		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 September at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hendry's Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 hours before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.5 ft). Range 8.00m (26.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Hendry's Beach Surf Photo: 'Afternoon hills' by Tyler Martindale

I took this photo while shooting on a sunny afternoon. That day was one of the best I've ever seen Hendrys. It was some clean shorebreak, not the best for surfing, unless you're willing to be smashed.

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User: Tyler Martindale (1 photo)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:05 pm 18 Sep 2015