TITANS ON HOLD DUE TO SUPER BOWL BLACKOUT Solid NW swell due to hit Mavs on Thursday; Federal agency blackout for the weekend

Published: February 2, 2016

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TITANS ON HOLD DUE TO SUPER BOWL BLACKOUT Federal agency in blackout period for Super Bowl weekend.





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Related Thrills and spills may be on tap for Thursday at Mavs, but they won't be part of the Titans of Mavericks surf contest. Photo: Billy Watts

“A strong, long-period NW swell will build into Northern California on Thursday, thanks to yet another hurricane-force low that is now tracking into the Gulf of Alaska,” reports Surfline Chief Forecaster Kevin Wallis.



A powerful NW swell is currently bearing down on Northern California.



“We have been closely monitoring this coming Thursday's swell, unfortunately multiple agencies, which are essential to our event operations, are in a blackout period during Super Bowl week/weekend, so we have no choice but to pass on this swell,” says event director Darren Brilhart. “There are still plenty of days left in our waiting period, and we are confident to run the event on the best day still to come.”

It's expected to hit Maverick’s on Thursday, the current forecast models showing the surf maxing out in the 30 to 40-foot-plus mark.“A strong, long-period NW swell will build into Northern California Thursday, thanks to yet another hurricane-force low that is now tracking into the Gulf of Alaska,” reports Surfline Lead Forecaster Kevin Wallis. “For Mav’s, we expect the swell to build through the morning with 30 to 40-foot-plus faces, while the biggest waves of the day will be up to 45-foot faces in late morning/early afternoon on the lower tide.”Unfortunately for the Titans of Mavericks organizers, the contest will not run, because of the upcoming NFL Super Bowl happening in nearby Santa Clara this weekend.