When I see the waves on the horizon. We know it's in the ocean. It's on its way a thousand miles away. The largest surf area in the Half Moon Bay area attracts surfers from all over the world.
Just off the coast, a short distance from the port of Pillar Point, Mavericks looms on the horizon during the winter months (November to March), when storm surges push waves toward some of the biggest waves in the world. These are waves that can reach 60 feet, water towers that challenge even the most experienced cyclists. Mavericks is a surf spot in Northern California, just outside Pillar Point Harbor, just north of the town of Half Moon Bay, in the town of Princeton-by-the-Sea. After a severe winter storm in the northern Pacific Ocean, waves can usually reach peaks of more than 25 feet (8 m) and peak at more than 60 feet (18 m).
The rupture is due to an unusually shaped underwater rock formation. A monster is hiding near the coast of Northern California. Known as Mavericks, this surf area located 6 km north of the center of Half Moon Bay generates some of the biggest waves in the world and attracts big wave surfers who live for them. But what makes these waves so big? QUEST talks to surfers and scientists who are discovering deep water and to big-wave surfers willing to risk their lives to enjoy an adventure like no other. Hang out on the outdoor patio at Half Moon Bay Brewing Company and Sam's Chowder House, even when the weather isn't nice, to enjoy the saltwater-scented air.
The Visit Half Moon Bay website is a joint effort of the Half Moon Bay Coast Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau, the Half Moon Bay Hotel Business Improvement District, and the Half Moon Bay Downtown Association. The coastline encompasses the cities of Half Moon Bay, Miramar, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, San Gregorio, La Honda and Pescadero. Search all accommodations 1855 Zaballa House Aristocrat Hotel Beach House Hotel Cypress Inn On Miramar Beach Half Moon Bay Inn Half Moon Bay Lodge Harbor View Inn at Mavericks Mill Rose Inn Nantucket Whale Inn Ocean View Inn Oceano Hotel & Spa Quality Inn Seal Cove Inn The Miramar Inn and Suites The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay. Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, Half Moon Bay Wine & Jazz Festival, Pacific Coast Dream Machine, 4th of July fashion show in Sol fashion, Make it Main Street, Nights of Lights, live music. In the 1970s, the legend of the Mavericks began to take shape thanks to Jeff Clark, a Half Moon Bay native who grew up watching huge waves roll in from his high school and Pillar Point.
The best stop for beginners and intermediate surfers is the Half Moon Bay pier, also known as Surfers' Beach. For more advanced surfers, there are a variety of stops to get on and off the 8-mile beach that extends north from Half Moon Bay, but changing wave, wind and sandbar conditions make it necessary to explore before to decide on a place.
