Maya: Good morning, and welcome to the Surf Report for Tuesday, October sixth, twenty twenty-six. I'm Maya, and this is your daily look at the world's most famous waves.
Devon: And I'm Devon. On today's rundown: our dedicated Mavericks spotlight, then Banzai Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore, and Jaws off Maui. And we have a swell arriving today, so let's get into it.
Maya: Mavericks, off Half Moon Bay: not today, friends. Noah's San Francisco office is calling surf of four to seven feet today, holding four to seven feet Wednesday, with light northwest winds barely reaching five miles an hour. An independent wave model agrees, showing about four feet of swell at eleven to twelve seconds. A real Mavericks day needs faces of twenty feet or more, so the big-wave crew stays on the beach.
Devon: Four to seven feet still makes a fun day at the regular breaks around Half Moon Bay, Montara and Princeton Jetty, just not Mavericks proper. Water temperature is sixty to sixty-one degrees, so bring a real wetsuit. Morning fog burns off to partly cloudy skies, and Noah reminds us to watch the rip currents. They get stronger as the surf does, so check with the lifeguards before you paddle out.
Devon: Quick calendar note on Mavericks: the contest has been on ice for years now, so there is no official event window this season. But October is when the North Pacific wakes up. When the first real twenty-footer shows up, you will hear about it here first.
Maya: Now across the Pacific to Oahu, and this is today's big story. Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore: surf running two to four feet this morning, three to five feet this afternoon. But the long-period northwest swell we flagged yesterday is arriving today. Noah's Honolulu office says it pushes surf up tonight, reaching six to eight feet on Wednesday, near moderate levels. That is the best north-shore surf in days.
Devon: That is a genuine uptick for early October. Winds stay friendly, east around ten miles an hour today, turning south and light tomorrow, with highs in the mid eighties. And keep an eye on the south shores. A southerly swell of three and a half feet at sixteen seconds pushes surf close to advisory level this afternoon and tonight, before fading Wednesday.
Maya: Calendar note: the Lexus Pipe Masters holding window runs December eighth through the twentieth, about two months out. The early northwest swells of the season are arriving right on schedule, so the countdown is officially on.
Devon: Finally, Jaws, known to the locals as Pay-ah-hee, off Maui's north shore. Small today: two to four feet on the north-facing shores, one to three feet on the west. But the same northwest swell lifts Maui too, five to seven feet Wednesday on the north-facing shores, two to four feet on the west. East winds around ten miles an hour today, easing tomorrow.
Maya: Still no tow-surfing call. Jaws needs the really big stuff before the tow teams mobilize. But the trend is up, and there is more. The remnants of Typhoon Choi-wan send a long-period west swell toward the islands Thursday into the weekend, which should bring moderate surf to west-facing shores. We will track it.
Devon: So that is the world tour for Tuesday: Mavericks is quiet, Pipeline is on the rise tonight into Wednesday, Jaws is waking up, and a typhoon remnant swell is on the way.
Maya: We will be back tomorrow morning with the fresh numbers. Get out there, stay safe, and respect the ocean. I'm Maya.
Devon: And I'm Devon. See you tomorrow.