A powerful west-northwest swell will arrive at Mavericks on Monday with waves expected up to 40 feet and the WSL has stated on its social media that it is monitoring the swell closely in preparation for the third leg of the World Big Wave Tour that same day.

With two stages already completed, Nazaré and Jaws, this would be the first time in history that the entire tour was completed in almost exactly one month (the Nazaré Challenge took place on November 16).

In a post by ABC News on Twitter, the WSL responded that they were “monitoring the swell very closely.” WSL forecasting company Surfline confirmed the swell was on its way and questioned whether it might be too big.

The yellow alert should be given in the next few hours.

If the green light is given, the news would not be good for the Basque Natxo González who returned from Hawaii with a tear between his lung and ribs.

These will be the tournament participants:

Male
Billy Kemper, Kai Lenny, Ian Walsh, Makuakai Rothman, Lucas Chianca, Jamie Mitchell, Tom Lowe, Alex Botelho, Greg Long, Natxo Gonzalez, Will Skudin, Grant Baker, Nathan Florence, Jojo Roper, Russell Bierke, Travis Payne, Patrick Shaughnessy , Matt Becker, Anthony Tashnick, Jason Stark, Hunter Murison, Peter Mel, Nic Lamb and a wildcard to be announced along with the green light.

Substitutes: Ryan Hipwood, Tyler Fox, Luca Padua, Ryan Seelbach, Colin Dwyer, Ben Andrews and Kyle Thiermann.

Female
Paige Alms, Keala Kennelly, Justine Dupont, Bianca Valenti, Maya Gabeira, Sarah Gerhardt, Emily Erickson, Andrea Moller, Jamilah Star and a wildcard to be announced with the green light.

Substitutes: Wrenna Delgado, Laura Enever, Felicity Palmateer, Raquel Heckert, Easkey Britton and Silvia Nabuco.