Mavericks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Mavericks.

First off, I gotta tell ya, the water’s a balmy 63°F right now, which is a solid 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s way warmer than normal, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.

Alright, the long and short of it is: for the next sixteen days, we’re staring down a pretty bleak run. There are no good waves on offer right now. The first real sniff of anything comes on the morning of Thursday the 27th, but even then, it’s messy. We’ve got a short-period, 4ft WNW swell with a period of only 6 seconds, and it’s getting mangled by a moderate cross-onshore breeze. That’s a pass from me.

The energy stays weak through the rest of the week and into the start of September. A lot of these days show combined energy readings under 300 (like 277 or 241), which is just piddly. The wind is almost always cross-on from the NW or WNW, ruining any chance of a clean face. The morning of August 30th shows a brief moment of offshore wind from the W at 6 mph, with a 3ft, 16-second SW groundswell (combined energy of 572) – but the surf forecast itself is still “marginal,” scoring a 2 out of 10. That’s our very best chance in the entire run, and it’s still a long shot. The period is long, which is good for shape, but at that tiny size, it’s barely a ripple.

The rest of the run into the second week is more of the same. Tons of poor surf flags, cross-on winds, and combined energy levels that barely break 500. The morning of September 8th has a whisper-light WNW breeze at 3 mph and a 3ft SSW swell, but it’s still only a “marginal” call (score 1 out of 10). With that kind of consistency in poor conditions, this blank run is pretty normal for the area right now. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, if you ask me.

So, to put it bluntly: there’s nothing to get excited about here. The only real standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Sunday, August 30th, with that fleeting offshore wind. It’s not much, but it’s all we’ve got. Keep an eye on it, but don't expect any fireworks. The swell is too small and the wind is wrong. Keep your expectations low and your wax fresh, you might get a few knee-slappers on the 30th.

Rusty.

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