Mavericks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about the next couple of weeks at Mavericks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, a real tease of what this place can do and then some long, quiet spells.

The first couple of days are your best bet, and honestly, the only time you’ll want to be out there with a paddle. Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of September start off sweet. We’ve got clean, glassy mornings with a clean 3 ft to 3 ft SSW groundswell rolling in. That long period energy (14 seconds and 12 seconds) combined with glassy wind is a rare treat. The combined energy is sitting at a solid 375 for the Monday morning session – plenty of push for the size. Those mornings are the standout, full stop. Afternoons get a bit onshore and messy, so make it a dawn patrol mission.

Now, a reality check: for the rest of the week and into the second week, the quality drops off hard. From Wednesday the 9th, we get onshore and cross-onshore winds and the swell becomes mostly weak and messy. There’s a pulse of windswell around the 12th and 13th, with waves hitting 6 ft to 6 ft from the WNW, but the period is a short 8 seconds and the winds are howling cross-onshore at 12-18 mph. That’s choppy, bumpy, and not worth your time for a paddle – honestly, that setup at a reef like Mavericks looks more interesting for a kite session than surfing.

From the 16th of September onwards, it goes quiet. We’re talking small, weak SW groundswell with a combined energy dropping below 400. The waves hover around 1 ft to 2 ft for the next week straight, with persistent onshore or cross-onshore breezes. It’s a long, flat run with no real recommendations through to the 22nd. For a spot like Mavericks, a blank run like this is pretty normal; it takes a big, clean groundswell to fire, and that's just not in the cards this time.

So, keep your eye on the early mornings of Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th. That’s your window.

Rusty.

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