Surf Forecasts:
Mavericks surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, WNW swell with 1,080 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mavericks this week:
The surf forecast for Mavericks over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mavericks in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 13s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mavericks over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. This is Rusty.
Honestly, looking at the next 16 days for our area, it’s a bit of a heartbreaker. We’ve got a massive, top-tier wave here at Mavericks, but the conditions aren’t cooperating for a good chunk of the forecast. We’re looking at a long, frustrating run of poor surf quality. Don’t get your hopes up too early.
The first real sniff of something rideable isn’t until Wednesday the 29th of July morning. Even then, it’s a marginal call with a 6ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is onshore from the WNW at 9 mph and the period is a short, weak 8 seconds. It’s a tough one to get excited about. The wave energy is moderate, reading at 1082. Things stay iffy through the rest of the week and into the first week of August, with the wind mostly cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell period struggling to get above 10 seconds. The surf is mostly a choppy mess.
Now, there is a pulse that has some potential if you’re an absolute charger. The first weekend of August, on Sunday the 2nd, looks a little more promising. The morning shows a clean 7ft WNW swell with an onshore wind from the WSW at 6 mph. The afternoon sees that swell jump to 8ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds and a big combined energy of 1807. That’s moderate to strong energy. But the wind switches to a cross-onshore from the WNW at 9 mph, so the surface will be choppy. This is big, expert-level Mavericks. At over 8ft, that afternoon session is only for the brave.
There’s a small window on Monday the 3rd of August morning. The swell is a cleaner 6ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds, and a light cross-shore wind from the SSW at 9 mph. This is the closest we get to something decent, but it’s still marginal. The energy is moderate, at 635. After that, it’s a steep drop-off.
From Tuesday the 4th of August right through to the end of the forecast on Wednesday the 12th of August, the energy collapses into weak, short-period slop. The swell drops to under 3ft, the period is pathetic at 8 seconds or a long-period but tiny 14-18 second south swell that has no power. It’s basically flat and windy for the best part of ten days. A real bummer. Keep your board waxed and hope the long-range models change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 470 | 394 | 386 | 402 | 444 | 307 | 412 | 318 | 181 | 307 | 313 | 524 | 848 | 710 | 1016 | 800 | 550 | 351 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.79m | 12:27PM1.36m | 10:56PM1.77m | 12:52PM1.40m | 11:35PM1.73m | 1:18PM1.45m | 00:15AM1.64m | 1:44PM1.50m | 00:59AM1.52m | 2:12PM1.57m | 1:50AM1.37m | 2:44PM1.63m | 2:52AM1.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.95m | 5:29AM-0.14m | 5:15PM0.90m | 5:59AM-0.13m | 5:52PM0.85m | 6:29AM-0.09m | 6:32PM0.78m | 6:59AM-0.01m | 7:16PM0.70m | 7:31AM0.12m | 8:06PM0.60m | 8:05AM0.27m | 9:03PM0.50m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 600 | 344 | 291 | 386 | 402 | 306 | 232 | 412 | 202 | 180 | 307 | 313 | 121 | 848 | 710 | 674 | 800 | 550 | 351 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 470 | 386 | 11 | 362 | 314 | 71 | 186 | 180 | 54 | 163 | 154 | 15 | 48 | 101 | 68 | 67 | 43 | 42 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 21 | 15 | 32 | 12 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | — | 394 | 335 | — | 444 | 307 | — | 318 | 181 | — | — | 524 | — | — | 1016 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 0 | 35 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 390 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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