Today the Mavericks Surf contest official waiting period begins. At any point between today, December 7th 2007, and March 31st 2008 the contest can be called. Once the contest is called invited surfers and surfing fans have 24 hours to travel from where ever they are worldwide to the event.
This past Tuesday waves reached nearly 70 feet at Mavericks. With great surf so early in the season lets hope the contest happens this year. Last years event never happened as the right combination of conditions failed to come together to produce the needed giant surf. As always I’ll be monitoring storm and swell forecasts in the hope that I can catch the action.
Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition 2006 – Full Throttle
Photo coverage of past years Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition:
Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition 2006 Photo Highlights
Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition 2005 Photo Highlights
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perhaps you can provide me w/ some insight w/ why this happens. all the spectators and photographers go up onto the cliffs at Half Moon Bay to see the action, yet when I went there I coudln’t see anything from the cliffs. too far away. wouldn’t eye level be better, or are the waves too tall to see the action?
@Richard the surf break is about a 1/4 mile out. Due to the mist from the crashing waves and the height of the surf it makes eye level view challenging, but not impossible. You get a much clearer view from a higher vantage point.