Hendrys Beach

Hendrys Beach is an SSW-facing beach break in Santa Barbara, California, United States. It picks up swell from WSW to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 84% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE: light winds or NNE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Santa Barbara Channel lets in swell from 230.2° (SW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 64 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

SSW (213°)

Best swell

WSW (241°–254°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNW to ENE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to W (241.5° to 277.5°)

Rare slot

Santa Barbara Channel, 230.2° SW

Offshore wind

NNE

Tide

NOAA station 9411340

Wave buoy

EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA · 19 km away

Cams

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