Half Moon Bay · San Mateo County · California
Mavericks Surf Report & Forecast, Half Moon Bay, California
Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 8 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 5.3 ft at 12 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.4 ft at 10 am.
9–10 ft
well overhead · occasional 12 ft
- Swell
- 5.3 ft · 12 s · Wplus 0.4 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 7 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.4 ft risinghigh 6.4 ft at 10 am
- Water
- 64°F3/2
- Air
- 67°Ffeels like 63°F
- Sun
- rise 6:44 amset 5:03 pm
Mavericks surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Mavericks: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Mavericks: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–11 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 9–10 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 14 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 amnow | 8–10 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 8–10 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 9–10 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 10–11 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 6.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 5.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 4.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 2.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | -0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 10–11 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 10–11 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 10–12 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 9–11 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.7 ft |
| 10 am | 9–11 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 9–11 ft | Poor | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | calm | 3.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (E), gusts 18 | 0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 13 | -0.1 ft |
Mavericks waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Mavericks arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 32 s
- Lulls
- about 208 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 69% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Mavericks surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Mavericks: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 25–31 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 25–31 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 14–22 ft and Fair.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Mavericks are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 8–13 ft | Poor | 5.2 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 9–12 ft | Poor | 5.7 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | calm | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 15–18 ft | Poor | 7.0 ft · 14 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 11 | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 13–18 ft | Poor | 8.2 ft · 14 s · W | 16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 24 | 28 mph onshore (SW), gusts 39 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 25–31 ft | Fair | 14.7 ft · 16 s · W | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 14–22 ft | Fair | 10.7 ft · 16 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 15 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 25–30 ft | Fair | 10.7 ft · 15 s · W | 27 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 45 | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 16–22 ft | Fair | — | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 13–17 ft | Poor | — | 24 mph onshore (W) | 26 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 9–15 ft | Poor | — | 21 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 31 | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Mavericks are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Mavericks tide chart and tide times
Tides at Mavericks today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.0 ft at 3:56 am, high 6.4 ft at 10 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:24 pm. At 8 am the tide is 5.4 ft and rising.
Mavericks tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:56 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:24 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.4 ft at 12:21 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:29 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:34 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:06 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.4 ft at 1:17 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:01 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:07 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:50 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.5 ft at 2:13 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:39 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:47 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:39 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.6 ft at 3:10 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:39 amHigh 5.7 ft at 12:25 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:26 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.5 ft at 4:16 amLow 4.1 ft at 7:46 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1:19 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:18 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.5 ft at 5:02 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:28 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:19 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:04 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.7 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:58 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Mavericks water temperature
The water temperature at Mavericks is about 64°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 7 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 61 and 64°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Mavericks
- Ross's Cove0.3 mi NNE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Princeton Jetty1.9 mi ENE · 4–5 ft · Great
- Miramar2.3 mi E · 4–5 ft · Good
- Dunes Beach2.8 mi ESE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Kelly Ave3.6 mi ESE · 7–9 ft · Great
- Montara State Beach4.4 mi N · 7–8 ft · Good
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About Mavericks
Mavericks is a slab in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Mavs and Pillar Point.
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