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Lat Long: 37.50° N 122.50° W

Mavericks Surf Photo: 'Mavericks' by Jennifer Hernandez

Issued: 10 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mavericks sea temperature is

17.2° C

2.7°

Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W		W	WNW
	14 s	on		14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW		W	WNW
	13 s	on		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSW		W	WNW
	14 s	cross		14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	WNW	WNW	SW
	14 s	on	5 s	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
	14 s	cross- on	6 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW
	13 s	on	7 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW		WNW	WNW
	13 s	cross- on		8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WSW		WNW	SSW
	13 s	glass		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W		WNW	WNW
	12 s	glass		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW		WNW	WNW
	12 s	glass		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NNW		WNW	S
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N		WNW	S
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NNE		WNW	S
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NE		WNW	S
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NE		WNW	S
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NE		WNW	S
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NNE		WNW	SSW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mavericks around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 12 minutes after low water (at low spring tide). Tide height was -0.5m (-1.6 ft). Range 8.73m (28.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Mavericks Surf Photo: 'Mavericks' by Jennifer Hernandez

Late afternoon at Mavericks

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User: Jennifer Hernandez (6 photos)

Country: United States (4070 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:56 pm 12 Dec 2012