California, United States
Mavericks buoy: live swell
Mavericks, off Pillar Point near Half Moon Bay, is the most famous big wave in California: a reef that only breaks on large winter north-west swells. Buoy 46012 off Half Moon Bay, 37 km offshore, sees those swells coming, and the San Francisco Bar buoy adds a closer reading.
The spot and its buoys
Buoy colour: wave height
Buoys for Mavericks
Check this one first37 km south-west
HALF MOON BAY - 24NM SSW of San Francisco, CA
The buoy that best reflects the swell at the spot. NDBC 46012.
Swell
2 m
Period
10 s
Water
19.2 °C
Swell over 24 h
Reading at 05:00 AM
Nearby35 km north
San Francisco Bar, CA (142)
To cross-check the reading. NDBC 46237.
Swell
1.7 m
Period
11 s
Direction
W 274°
Water
16.4 °C
Swell over 24 h
Reading at 05:00 AM
Nearby41 km north-west
SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA
To cross-check the reading. NDBC 46026.
Swell
2.1 m
Period
11 s
Direction
W 283°
Swell over 24 h
Reading at 05:10 AM
2.4 km north
Wind · Half Moon Bay Airport
7 km/h
N
Reading at 05:35 AM
Tides at Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay
- High tide07:37 AM1.73 m · coef. 68
- Low tide02:11 PM0.2 m
- High tide08:11 PM1.36 m · coef. 72
- Low tideFri 01:51 AM0.38 m