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The surf on Tuesday at Mavericks, a formidable reef break west of the Pillar Point headlands, was “as good as it’s been in 10 years,” big-wave pioneer Jeff Clark said.
Clark ought to know. He was the first surfer to ride Mavericks. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
Clark ought to know. He was the first surfer to ride Mavericks. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
Surf forecasters had been watching a storm in the North Pacific that had pummeled Hawaii’s North Shore with big surf a few days earlier.
Thanks to satellite tech, forecasters can predict a week in advance when swells will slam ashore around the globe. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
Thanks to satellite tech, forecasters can predict a week in advance when swells will slam ashore around the globe. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
Swells are generated by winds from big storms.
The waves produced are dependent upon three main factors: the strength of the storm, its duration and the size of its wind fetch. The fetch is the length of open water over which the wind blows. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
The waves produced are dependent upon three main factors: the strength of the storm, its duration and the size of its wind fetch. The fetch is the length of open water over which the wind blows. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
Waves with longer wavelengths travel faster.
An interval of more than 16 seconds is considered ideal for Mavericks. These longer-interval waves are also the ones with the most energy extending deepest beneath the water level, generating the unique break. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
An interval of more than 16 seconds is considered ideal for Mavericks. These longer-interval waves are also the ones with the most energy extending deepest beneath the water level, generating the unique break. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
As a wave travels toward shore and it encounters shallower water over the reef formation, wave energy converges, lifting up the monster surf at Mavericks. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
Surfers received a gift this week when weather and swell conditions aligned to provide a rare perfect day along the San Mateo County coast.
And it’s just possible that there may be more swell on the way Sunday and Monday, Clark said. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
And it’s just possible that there may be more swell on the way Sunday and Monday, Clark said. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-11/big-waves-build-mavericks-san-francisco
