ESPN did their homework on this one. If you’re going big-picture at Maverick’s, Jeff Clark and Mark Sponsler are two guys who ...

On Dec. 23, a surfer from Santa Cruz rode a wave at Mavericks that witnesses say was over 100 feet tall, which would set a world record. But how do you reliably measure a wave?

The surf on Tuesday at Mavericks was “as good as it’s been in 10 years,” big-wave pioneer Jeff Clark said. Clark ought to know. He was the first surfer to ride Mavericks, the formidable reef ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — One of the biggest waves in the world broke at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay during a jaw-dropping swell this December. Big wave surfers caught bombs on December 23 ...

Mavericks—the most ferocious surf spot in the world—is a pinnacle in the surfing world, and one of the sport's ultimate challenges and arguably the greatest natural stadium on Earth. But when ...

According to the Maverick’s Rescue crew: “Using the same state of the art technology developed by Porsche engineering and team Steudtner under the same measurement, @aloslebir ‘s wave he ...

Surfer Alo Slebir takes on a wave. (Tom Hoppa and Mavericks Awards) Big waver surfer fans, their friends and family members gather along the cliffs in Half Moon Bay to watch the athletes compete.

Slebir, a 23-year-old Santa Cruz local, caught a towering wave at the Mavericks surf spot near Half Moon Bay that was recently estimated by Mavericks Rescue Team to be 108 feet tall, which would ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A big-wave surfer at Mavericks is essentially an ocean sensor. Grant Washburn can tell you the approximate depth of the seafloor beneath him, the size of a 40-foot wave ...

Cam Rewind from Mav’s, January 18th, 2018, which saw about 17-19 feet of WNW swell (mainly between 280-295°) at 15-17 seconds.. Maverick’s has slapped down many surfers who have tried to make ...

After finances and a gender equity battle killed the event, a 24-year-old woman who doesn't surf wants to bring it back. And not everyone is happy about that.

A surfer catches a wave at Mavericks on Dec. 17, 2018 near Half Moon Bay, Calif. (Photo by Aric Crabb/ Bay Area News via Getty Images) However, “The business of measuring big waves is a tricky one.