Mavericks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what’s on the table.

To be straight with you – this stretch isn’t going to give us much to get excited about. Most of the time, the wind is either cross-onshore or just messy, and the swell is small and weak for a spot like Mavericks. If you’re hoping for those big, clean, howling walls, you’re going to be left waiting.

We do have one real standout though – Monday morning, 7 September. That’s the morning session you’d point the car toward. The wind goes glassy, the swell is a clean 3ft from the SSW with a 14-second period, and the energy is moderate (371). That’s a window of clean conditions, and for a place like this, you don’t get that often. The glassy offshore wind will make a huge difference.

Monday afternoon, still okay but not as good. The wind picks up and goes onshore, the swell drops a touch to around 3ft, and the period slips to 13 seconds – energy drops to 315. It’s rideable but you’ll be fighting a light breeze by then.

After that, it’s mostly downhill. Tuesday morning, 8 September – same size, still onshore wind, period down to 12 seconds, and energy at 293. You might get a few if you’re desperate but it’s marginal. Tuesday afternoon it gets worse – around 2ft from the SW, 14-second period but only 143 energy, and onshore wind. Poor.

Wednesday, 9 September – the morning’s a washout with a tiny 1ft, cross-shore wind, and just 64 energy. That’s weak. The afternoon picks up a little to around 2ft with a 19-second period – long period, which can make things more interesting for reef setups – but the wind is cross-onshore, and the energy’s only 338. It’s still poor surf quality.

Thursday, 10 September, there’s a bit more energy – 515 and 524 – with 2ft to 3ft from the SW, period around 17 seconds. Still cross-onshore wind though, so it’s messy. Just marginal.

Friday, 11 September, similar story. Around 3ft SW, period drops from 16 to 15 seconds, energy around 577 to 679. Wind stays cross-onshore or onshore. The energy’s okay, but the wind’s not your friend.

Now here’s where it gets a bit interesting but not for paddling – Saturday, 12 September, we see a spike: 8ft from the WNW with 10-second period, and the combined energy hits 2006. That’s very strong. But the wind is cross-onshore at 20 to 25 km/h, and the surf quality is listed as poor. That’s more of a kite-surfing day than a surfing one – choppy, messy, and big. For experts only if you’re determined.

Sunday, 13 September, drops to around 5ft from the WNW, still cross-onshore, energy down to 443. Not great.

From 14 September onward, it’s a long stretch of tiny swell – mostly 1ft to 2ft, with energy ranging from 138 to 440, and almost always cross-onshore or onshore wind. There’s a small window on 18 September morning – around 2ft from the SW, 19-second period, energy 271 – with light cross-onshore wind. Still marginal.

And 19 September morning and afternoon – around 2ft from the SW, period 18 seconds, energy just over 300 – still only marginal. The wind is light cross-onshore or onshore.

To be honest, the only morning that’s really worth paddling out is Monday, 7 September. Glassy wind, decent period, moderate energy. The rest is either too small, too windy, or both. Keep an eye on the forecasts – things can shift. But right now, I’d save the wax for that Monday session.

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