Surfing Maverick's...

Bay Area big-wave surfer Grant Washburn will screen his documentary "Maverick's" Sunday at the San Mateo County History Museum in Redwood City.

Maverick's, just off the coast at Pillar Point near Half Moon Bay, is a surf break where 40-foot waves attract some of the best and most daring big-wave surfers in the world.

Released in 1998, the 55-minute documentary was a seven-year project and is revered as a classic by surfers. After the screening, Washburn will tell viewers what it's like to surf the massive waves and answer questions.

The screening is in conjunction with the opening of a permanent Maverick's exhibition at the museum, which will showcase the history of Maverick's and include a glossary of surf lingo as well as videos of surfers riding the colossal waves. Visitors can step on a surfboard and look out a second-floor window, which stands roughly 40 feet above the ground, about the same height as the monster waves at Maverick's.

Museum admission is $4; seniors and students, $2; members and children younger than 5, free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Film starts 1 p.m. Sun. 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. (650) 299-0104. www.historysmc.org/Mavericks.html.

-- Travis Jensen

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Grant Washburn at the Maverick's contest earlier this year...