Mavericks / the bottom focuses energy
Regional wave height (Hs) · feet · Pacific time. Regional significant wave height is not the height breaking at the beach.
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Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.
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Mavericks is a specialist big-wave reef at Pillar Point.
Statewide research draft / San Mateo County. Approximate directory-area search seed: 37.5, -122.5. NOT a verified takeoff. Specialized big-wave reef. Inclusion is a catalogue reference, not a recreational recommendation or an entry route.
Statewide recovery: source-area coordinates are not owner-confirmed takeoffs. Sources may round or obscure positions. Named sections may share a reference coordinate; their distinct takeoffs are not implied. No route, access permission or current ocean condition is established. Source note: Research batch: california-coast-expansion-20260927. Public reference checked 27 September 2026. Approximate directory-area search seed: 37.5, -122.5. NOT a verified takeoff.
https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Mavericks/forecasts/latest/six_day
The reference was retained from the interrupted 27 September research pass; not every individual page was rechecked on 28 September. The source location is approximate, not a surveyed takeoff.
Before paddling out: Access, water quality, local hazards and current restrictions need independent checks. Directory inclusion is not permission or a safety assessment.
Access not independently verified Approximate directory-area reference. May be displaced or obscured in its source; NOT a takeoff, route, access point or survey.
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
THE FIELD GUIDE / Mavericks
NOAA’s seafloor explanation shows how steep bedrock contours can concentrate long-period westerly swell. This is a physical explanation of the break, not a claim that this page has calibrated its exact amplification.
Reported swell reference: Large, long-period W–WNW; westerly reef focusing documented by NOAA. Wind reference from retained sources: E. Reported tide guidance: Not yet established for this takeoff. Compare each swell’s direction and period with the actual breaking line. These qualitative descriptions are not calibrated height multipliers or fixed tide cutoffs.
Confirm the actual takeoff, local tide response and any missing peel/difficulty details.
A researched starting point for local refinement. Reported preferences can differ between guides; sand and rock labels inferred from break classifications are not seabed surveys. Forecast data and catalogue coordinates are separate from this editorial research.
Sam’s Chowder House · about 1.5 km from the catalogue pin · periodic-stills
North and south coastal views from the restaurant, including the Pillar Point Harbor area and Half Moon Bay.
Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.
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PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.
COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE
Significant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.
