Right about now, the summer onshore winds are blowing softly against the small waves from the south in Half Moon Bay, Calif., causing them to fold over on themselves as they lap against the rugged shoreline at Pillar Point. Mavericks—the most ferocious surf spot in the world—is asleep during this, the off-season.
But come late fall, when North Pacific storms line up (and this winter, it’s more likely than ever as the current El Niño cycle strengthens) this same shoreline looking out into the “graveyard” of rock that marks Mavericks’ dangerous inside section, will become a maelstrom of saltwater and foam as … More
This entry was posted
on Saturday, August 15th, 2015 at 10:17 am and is filed under Surfing & SUP.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Both comments and pings are currently closed.