Tough Guy, a male white shark that has been detected near other Central California surf spots, measured 12 feet when he was tagged in 2021. Domeier stated that "he's probably 14 feet now." ...

If the winds and conditions can cooperate, that translates into massive surf ... dangerous surf spots on the planet. Over the years a number of big wave contests have run at Mavericks, with ...

[In Photos: Famous Surf Spots Around the World] Winter storms ... The tides also play a role in Mavericks' monster waves. During the transition from high to low tide, wave energy roiling the ...

He continued to ride the wave known as Mavericks solo for 15 years. One might think that the surf spot is named for the young maverick surfer who pioneered and conquered it, but it is actually ...

Gerhardt, the first woman to surf Mavericks, has felt generally welcome at the surf spot and fondly remembers how Clark, Washburn and her husband, Mike (also a big wave surfer), joyously lofted ...

Anthony Tashnik of Santa Cruz rides a big wave at famed surf spot Mavericks, where the World Surf League will hold a contest between Jan. 3-Feb. 28, depending on conditions. (WSL/Briano ...

Savannah Shaughnessy was 16 when she first paddled out at Mavericks, the famed surf spot north of Half Moon Bay. As the waves peaked high and crashed hard, she watched from a distance. A month ...

It was a moment on Chuck Patterson’s bucket list: to charge a massive wave at the Mavericks surf spot in Northern California, but not on a regular surfboard like the other wave riders who brave ...

Organizers still hold out slim hopes that conditions could improve enough to hold the contest Wednesday or Thursday at the Mavericks surfing spot north of Half Moon Bay. "But right now ...

HALF MOON BAY (AP) — Gerard Butler is OK after being held underwater by some big waves while filming for a movie about a surfer at Mavericks, a famed Northern California surf break known for ...

The waves at Mavericks have made it a coveted destination ... lost his life after wiping out on a wave while surfing the spot. Like Foo, Milosky apparently had experience surfing big waves.

The world's best surfers are gearing up for Mavericks International ... waves get so big at this particular time and spot? [In Photos: Famous Surf Spots Around the World ] Winter storms thousands ...