Mammoth tubes. Many of the Eddie contenders hopped onto the red eye to surf Maverick’s: Lucas Chumbo, Jojo Roper, and Justine Dupont were among the late-night flight club and they all caught ...

The Mavericks Big Wave Surf Contest takes place Feb. 13th off Pillar Point north of Half Moon Bay. Twenty four daredevils -- including such big name surfers as Grant Washburn, Darryl "Flea ...

PHOTOS: Mavericks big wave surf competition 2016Ben Wilkinson, left, surfs beside Greg Long who wipes out on a giant wave during the third heat of the Mavericks surfing contest Friday, Feb. 12 ...

She is often the only photographer swimming in the water at Mavericks, female or not ... of women on waves because I never saw photos of women surfing. You don’t have to know anything ...

Are all surf spots created equal ... Related: Warmup at Mavericks for “Once in a Lifetime Swell” (Video) [Photos and captions courtesy of Ryan “Chachi” Craig] Related: Watch Jojo Roper ...

When ocean conditions align perfectly during a west swell — like they did this week — the surf spot near Half Moon Bay generates monster-sized waves. Mavericks was pumping with waves up to 60 ...

A majority of these experiences have taken place at a spot called Mavericks in ... when I look at old photos or start to reminisce about times at a particular beach or surf break and visit the ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — The wave roars like a dozen cannons as it climbs four stories high, casting the few bold enough to surf its crest into a teeming pit of frigid, shark-filled ocean.

ALSO SEE: Rogue wave hits California, flooding streets and sweeping people off their feet in Ventura Blanco flew into town all the way from Portugal to surf the historic waves of Mavericks.