Mavericks 60 Foot Waves
2 of 5 mavericks beach had waves 20 30 feet high on wednesday dec.
Mavericks 60 foot waves. Mavericks mammoth waves sometimes as high as 60 feet draw the world s elite surfers for a winter competition that s been held nearly every year since 1999. Waves near san francisco could reach 50 feet the national weather service warned. 19 2018 in half moon bay calif.
The big waves are created by a. Paul kuroda special to the chronicle. Organizers of the annual big wave surfing contest declared that a potential swell is on the horizon the first stage in the.
When the right conditions coalesce mavericks is the premiere break for big wave surfing. Forecasters for the mavericks challenge made the call days ago. Mavericks is a surfing location in northern california outside pillar point harbor just north of the town of half moon bay at the village of princeton by the sea after a strong winter storm in the northern pacific ocean waves can routinely crest at over 8 m 25 ft and top out at over 18 m 60 ft routinely waves that break can be recorded on seismometers.
On thursday surfers reported waves up of to 50 feet at mavericks. Monster waves some up to 60 feet high rolled into the famous mavericks surf spot a half mile offshore from half moon bay thursday.