Mavericks (Half Moon Bay)

Reef break

Californie, États-Unis

Forecast reliability: HighWhy?

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From level expert · Combi 4/3Accessible from expert level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.2 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (14 s) that pushes hard, an onshore wind that chops up the surface, an unforgiving reef bottom. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Nearby spots
Ocean Beach (San Francisco)5.029 km · Beach breakFort Point5.535 km · Reef breakStinson Beach6.347 km · Beach breakBolinas7.348 km · Beach break
Conditions
3.6/10
Poor
Size
0.8–1.2 m
shoulder-high
Wind
14 km/h
WNW · Onshore
Swell
0.9 m
14 s · SSW
Best window · 18h4.0/10 · 0.8–1.3 m · 18 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, nice long, clean swell from the SSW. Onshore wind that chops up the waves. Poor conditions: little interest, better to aim for another slot or spot.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
15hBest0.5–0.8711☁️17°
18h0.5–0.878☁️16°
21h0.6–0.9710☁️15°

3-hour slots (spot local time · PDT) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mBM 06:36-0.8 mPM 13:05+0.8 mBM 19:01-0.4 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 22:37 PDT · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.