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Santa Cruz local Peter Mel has been lighting up surf websites with highlight videos from Mavericks all winter; at 51, his performance on waves this big is all the more amazing.

A longtime big-wave charger and owner of the Freeline Surf Shop in Capitola, Mel surfed a wave just about perfectly on the day-of-days. A month later, he fell after being towed into a wave on a jet ski and took a pounding from several foot waves. A few days later, on Jan. What do I look forward to now? Wind from the storms is driving swells south, like the wake behind a boat expanding outward and aiming the waves directly at the Northern California coast, Garcia said.

The Bay Area has received about a third of its average annual precipitation to date, while rain is dumped across places like Portland, Oregon. While the surf is great, Garcia warns that the conditions can be dangerous for hikers and people who are walking along the beach. Four people died, including a father and his two children, after being swept out to sea along the Sonoma Coast earlier this month, the Press Democrat reported. Since October, the weather service has issued numerous beach hazard statements, high surf advisories and warnings.

It is ripping. There are rips everywhere. Coast Guard officials say the increase in the frequency of big swells and sneaker waves has caught people off guard. Check out the full surf spot map, add your spots and contribute! Surf Gear. Surfing Vacations. The Surfboard. Board Bags. Where to Stay. Own a relevant surf related business of surfer friendly accommodation?

Get a full page listings on our surf spot map, or sponsor a location. Contact us for details. More Mavericks videos More Mavericks photos. Description Photo title Give your image a title. There, you will find Mavericks Surf Shop and a slip for directions to the break. That's the easiest way to go.

For those who wish to make the trek, look for the "Point" -- the bluffs just a bit northwest of the Harbor, with the looming radar station often referred to as the "giant golf ball on the hill. To get there, find your way to West Point In Princeton and follow the road to the small dirt parking lot at Pillar Point beach. You cannot drive to the top of the bluff, which is part of Vandenberg AFB and off limits. Once there, if the tide isn't too high, you can stand on the beach and strain to catch a glimpse of surfers out to sea.

Binoculars help.