Mavericks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one to write. We’ve got the whole 16-day window ahead of us, and honestly, it’s a flat spell for the most part. There’s a big gap of nothing worthwhile from the start, and the only spot we’ve got to talk about is a heavy one.

Mavericks is the only break on the cards, and it’s a serious, exposed reef setup that needs a lot of oomph to get going. The first real surf worth mentioning doesn’t show up until Friday morning, 28th of August. It’s a mixed bag – a long-period 17-second groundswell from the SSW, but it’s only pushing 2 ft. The wind is light and cross, so it’s not blown out, but that swell is so small for a place like Mavericks. The combined energy is moderate at 325. It’s a marginal call, really just a whisper of a wave. The rest of that day and the following days are poor, with onshore and cross-onshore winds chewing up the tiny swell.

The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual to report.

Now, if you’re looking for the best on offer, we have to squint and look at the very end of the period. Saturday morning, 12th of September, there’s a tiny pulse of 3 ft swell from the SW with a 14-second period. The wind is light and offshore from the west, which is a major positive. For Mavericks, clean conditions are everything. The combined energy is moderate at 439. It’s still small, but the offshore wind makes it the cleanest window of the whole forecast. This is a spot for experts only, and with crowds that are sometimes an issue, you might have the place to yourself if you’re early. Don’t get your hopes up for barrels, but it’s the best we’ve got.

The long-range stuff is always less certain, but that 12th is the one to circle. Everything else is a write-off. For the first week and a half, I’d find something else to do.

Rusty.

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