Mavericks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's talk Mavericks.

To be straight with you, the next couple weeks are looking pretty bleak. Swell's small, wind's mostly cross-onshore, and the water’s running a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, about 62°F. That’s the only bit of news that isn't a downer.

The first real chance of anything rideable shows up on the morning of Sunday, August 30th. It’s still tiny, only about 3ft of southwest swell, and the wind eases to a light breeze. It’s a bit cross-onshore, so it won't be glassy, but it might be the best you'll see for a few days. The energy's weak, around 544, so it'll be soft and lacking any punch.

Then we slide back into the poor stuff. Monday and Tuesday, the swell drops to around 2ft and the energy bottoms out to 152 by Tuesday morning. It's just doing nothing. This flat, junky spell runs right through the end of the week.

We get a little pulse of energy on Thursday, September 3rd, with the swell building slightly to 3ft and the energy climbing to 594, but it's still on the wrong wind. The period is short, around 14 seconds, but the word is still poor.

Then comes Friday, September 4th. This is the first time the swell direction matches what this place actually wants. We see a WNW swell, bumping up to 4ft. The energy is moderate at 653, but the wind is still cross-onshore, so it's going to be lumpy. Still, this is the most promising day in the whole run, and the only time we see surf over 3ft.

After that, it fades out again. The rest of the first week of September is just more of the same – small, weak, and crossed up. Energy stays in the low to mid hundreds, and the swell hangs around the 2ft mark. There's nothing worth getting excited about.

The second week looks pretty similar, to be honest. Around the 8th and 9th of September, the mornings are near glassy with a little cross-shore breeze, but the swell is tiny at 2ft with an energy of only 160 to 251. It’s marginal at best. The period also drops out to 12-13 seconds, which doesn't help.

By the 11th and 12th, the wind goes more cross-shore, and there’s a slight bump in swell to 3ft on the Friday, but it’s still not clean. Energy is moderate, around 382, but the quality just isn’t there.

The long and short of it is, there’s no standout wave in this entire 16-day window. The only day that has a slight spark is September 4th with that bigger WNW swell, but the wind messes it up. Everything else is just weak, ankle-slapping mush. It's a tough stretch, but it won't last forever. Keep watching the charts.

Rusty.

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