Surf Forecasts:
Mavericks surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, WNW swell with 645 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m 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 2.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mavericks over the next 16 days.
Right, I’ve looked at the numbers for Mavericks, and if I’m being straight with you, it’s a pretty grim run of it for the next couple of weeks. This is a place that needs everything to line up, and for the most part, it just doesn’t. You’re looking at a long stretch of poor conditions with hardly any windows that are worth getting excited about. The water temp is sitting at 61°F, which is a full 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly, and it’s a weird one to feel when you’re out there.
The outlook starts on Wednesday the 8th, and it’s a write-off. We’ve got a very long-period groundswell coming in from the SW at 3ft with a period of 18 seconds, but the energy is weak (643) and the wind is a messy cross-on. It’s all over the place. The 9th and 10th aren’t much better. The swell builds a bit towards the WNW, hitting 5ft to 7ft, but the period drops to 9 seconds, and the wind stays cross-on. It’s choppy and poor.
The only glimmer, and I mean a faint one, falls on Sunday the 12th. The morning has a 7ft WNW swell with 9 seconds, building into a moderate energy reading (1199). The wind is a light cross-on, which is the best we’ll see. The afternoon keeps it going with a 7ft swell and a period of 8 seconds (1083 energy). It’s still only marginal, with questionable tide conditions, but it’s the closest you’ll get to a surfable wave. For a spot like this, that’s tough. It’s too big for beginners, and at over 7ft, it’s expert territory only.
After that, it fades out. The 16th of July sees the biggest swell of the forecast – 8ft from the WNW with 9 seconds and a very strong energy of 1617 – but it’s coming with a moderate cross-on wind and a poor surf rating. It’s a mess. From the 18th onward, the swell drops to knee-high 2ft to 3ft, with long periods again, but the energy is negligible and the wind is still on or cross-on. It’s a total blank run. The spot is inconsistent at the best of times, but this is a proper flat spell. It’s a classic case of a spot that’s simply not doing its thing through this window. Hope the forecasts change, because right now, the paddle out isn’t worth it.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 386 | 412 | 396 | 396 | 616 | 474 | 564 | 402 | 298 | 307 | 488 | 615 | 551 | 397 | 311 | 234 | 232 | 188 | 179 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.74m | 7:28AM0.99m | 6:24PM1.83m | 8:55AM1.08m | 7:16PM1.92m | 10:01AM1.19m | 8:10PM2.00m | 10:53AM1.30m | 9:06PM2.06m | 11:40AM1.38m | 10:00PM2.09m | 12:23PM1.44m | 10:53PM2.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.58m | 00:55AM0.16m | 11:56AM0.74m | 1:54AM-0.05m | 1:00PM0.86m | 2:49AM-0.25m | 2:05PM0.92m | 3:42AM-0.40m | 3:06PM0.93m | 4:32AM-0.49m | 4:05PM0.90m | 5:20AM-0.52m | 5:01PM0.84m | ||||||||
 | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 199 | 386 | 412 | 396 | 306 | 616 | 474 | 388 | 402 | 298 | 144 | 488 | 442 | 388 | 397 | 311 | 234 | 232 | 188 | 59 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 444 | — | 268 | 314 | — | 196 | 196 | 183 | 171 | 142 | 6 | 150 | 136 | 138 | 136 | 121 | 118 | 87 | 63 | 37 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 16 | W 17 | W 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 199 | — | — | 396 | — | — | 564 | — | — | 307 | — | 615 | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 74 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 63 | 35 | 419 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 35 |
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mavericks surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Mavericks Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Mavericks provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Mavericks can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Mavericks surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Mavericks) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Mavericks may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Mavericks is 13 km (8 miles) from Pacifica. If you plan a vacation in San Mateo, look for hotels and other accommodation in Pacifica. Pacifica has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest