Mavericks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, folks, it's a tale of two extremes here at Mavericks. The whole 16-day window is on the table, but I gotta be straight with you – for the vast majority of it, we're looking at a whole lot of nothing. A real flat spell, with a few brief moments that might just get the heart rate up.

The first real surf worth talking about doesn't show up until Sunday, August 9th. Even then, it's a tease. Through the week, we've got tiny, weak swell. The combined energy is struggling, barely cracking 100 through the first few days, and the wind is rubbish – cross-onshore or onshore, chopping up whatever little bump there is. It's a full-on drought.

Now, Sunday the 9th things get a bit interesting. The swell kicks up to about 5ft from the WNW, but the period is a short, weak 10 seconds. The combined energy builds to 582, which is a sign of life, but the wind is onshore and the surf report calls it "marginal." It's a far cry from what this place can do. Monday the 10th sees a similar 5ft swell from the WNW, but again, with onshore or cross-onshore winds, it's a messy, choppy proposition. For a wave of this caliber, it's a cruel joke.

After that, it's back to the doldrums. The swell drops away again, hanging around 2ft to 4ft through the rest of the second week into the third week of August. The wind stays mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the combined energy values, while hitting 495 on Tuesday the 18th, are attached to a weak, short-period NW windswell. It's just not the kind of power that translates to a clean, rideable wave here.

For a spot that can hold 65ft faces, seeing swell this small and wind this bad is a proper bummer. The water temp is about average for August, so a wetsuit is all you'll need. But honestly, for the next 16 days, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. The wait for a real Mavericks day continues.

Rusty

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