"For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 30 to 40 feet ... on June 22 are shown on the cliff in the background. Portions of the Pacific coast are under warnings for ...

What came next may end up in the history books. Slebir, a 23-year-old Santa Cruz local, caught a towering wave at the Mavericks surf spot near Half Moon Bay that was recently estimated by ...