Half Moon Bay, California
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Half Moon Bay is a coastal city in San Mateo County, California, United States, approximately 25 miles south of San Francisco. Its population was 11,795 as of the 2020 census. Immediately north of Hal
Aerial view of Half Moon Bay facing north
A valley floor outside the city
The USS DeLong, run aground
Ritz-Carlton Hotel on the bay
Mavericks Beach
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Mavericks Beach is a surfing location in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is just outside of the breakwater of Pillar Point Harbor, near the coastal community of Princeton-by-the-Sea, just north of the
Half Moon Bay, California
…census. Immediately north of Half Moon Bay is Pillar Point Harbor and the unincorporated community of Princeton-by-the-Sea. Half Moon Bay is known for Mavericks, a big-wave surf location. It is called Half Moon Bay because of its crescent shape. Originally an agricultural outpost to Mission San Francisco de…
4-frame image that shows the break of Mavericks
2010 competition
Spectators of Mavericks contest in 2010
Mavericks is off the coast of Pillar Point (pictured).