Mavericks is world famous for the massive waves that pound the offshore reef near Half Moon Bay in the winter. The surf spot was pioneered by Jeff Clark, a local who first surfed the break in 1975 ...

NW is lined up and safer. 1. Outer Bowl: On the biggest of days (20 feet at 20 seconds and beyond on the Half Moon Bay buoy), there's a takeoff spot about 100 yards out beyond Maverick's proper.

“I’ve never experienced a sensation like that before” The wave — which thundered into Northern California’s Mavericks surf break on Dec. 23 — could potentially be the largest ever ...

Related: When Mavericks is Not Too XXL, Not Too Small, but Almost Just Right As the marquee wave of Santa Cruz—aka Surf City of the north—Steamer Lane is an iconic, celebrated surf spot.

But despite its distinction, the spot is finicky and typically ... but they were with me as well. Big-wave surfing is a lot of camaraderie, and on this swell at Mavericks everybody just wanted ...