<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/elninowavesurfers_01.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/elninowavesurfers_01.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/elninowavesurfers_01.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > 1 of 19 Over the weekend, surfers took advantage of the massive swells influenced by El Niño-influenced storms in California. “The waves themselves were generated by a series of strong low-pressure systems farther north in the North Pacific,” said weather.com senior digital meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. “Those systems created a large swatch of strong westerly winds that whipped up the seas and eventually sent high surf crashing onto the shores of California.” Many of these surfers were found at Mavericks, a famous surf spot located along the San Mateo County coast in California. “These are some of the biggest waves I‘ve seen at Mavericks in three years, and yesterday I caught what was probably a 25-feet wave Travis Payne, 31, told The Guardian. Mavericks may expect more out-of-town surfers if the effects of El Niño continues to generate strong low-pressure systems in the Pacific. Mavericks is known to have some of the biggest waves, especially in the winter. Titans of Mavericks, an invitation-only surfing contest is held there every year and only 24 of the best big wave surfing professionals are allowed to compete.

Over the weekend, surfers took advantage of the massive swells influenced by El Niño-influenced storms in California.

“The waves themselves were generated by a series of strong low-pressure systems farther north in the North Pacific,” said weather.com senior digital meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. “Those systems created a large swatch of strong westerly winds that whipped up the seas and eventually sent high surf crashing onto the shores of California.”

Many of these surfers were found at Mavericks, a famous surf spot located along the San Mateo County coast in California. “These are some of the biggest waves I‘ve seen at Mavericks in three years, and yesterday I caught what was probably a 25-feet wave Travis Payne, 31, told The Guardian .

Mavericks may expect more out-of-town surfers if the effects of El Niño continue to generate strong low-pressure systems in the Pacific. The popular surf spot is known to have some of the biggest waves, especially in the winter season. Titans of Mavericks, an invitation-only surfing contest, is held there every year, with only 24 of the best big wave surfing professionals allowed to compete.