Mavericks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. The next 16 days at Mavericks are looking like a total dud for the most part. It's one of those stretches where you're better off finding something else to do, because the ocean is gonna be all chopped up and ugly.

We start this Friday, the 11th, and it's already a mess. There’s a small 3ft SW groundswell, but a cross-onshore breeze is tearing it up. The water is readings 63°, which is a few degrees warmer than average, so that's nice if you're in the water, but the surf is just junky. The energy is weak (597).

The whole weekend and into early next week is a washout. The wind stays onshore and funky, and the swell stays small, from 2ft to 5ft, with short, weak periods. All that energy is below 420, which means there's nothing behind it. You'd just be paddling for whitewater.

Tuesday the 15th sees a slight bump in size to 5ft, with a light offshore wind, but the period is only 8 seconds, so it's going to be fat and sluggish. They're still calling it poor, so no dice. The afternoon drops back down and gets onshore again.

The rest of that week is more of the same – small, junky, mostly onshore. Even when the energy picks up a bit on the 21st, it's still cross-on with a small 2ft swell on a 17-second period. All that long period will do is make it close out. It just doesn't line up.

Now, if you have the patience to wait, there's one small window over a week away. Wednesday morning, the 23rd of September, is the clear standout. The wind goes glassy and light, and there's a 5ft WNW swell rolling in. It's not big, but it's going to be the only clean surf we see. The energy is solid (428). You'll want to be in the water early because the afternoon is forecast to go onshore and junk it up again.

After that, it's still a bit of a battle. Thursday the 24th has some waist-high WNW swell and a light cross-shore wind, but it'd be marginal. The last few days just fade out into the same old small, onshore slop.

So there you have it. One of those stretches where the ocean's just not cooperating. If you're dying for a surf, that Wednesday the 23rd is your one and only chance, and even then it's far off, so don't book anything around it. For the rest, leave the board in the car. It's a good time to be a kiter, not a surfer.

Rusty, out.

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