Santa Cruz initiated a coastal infrastructure closure due to dangerously high surf and severe storm impacts. Officials said the city is still reeling from damage caused by previous storms.

Surf picks up as mix of long-period SSW swell and shorter-period WNW swell builds, setting up wide spread head high+ waves as better breaks go overhead, showing most size back half of the day.

The California Surf Lifesaving Association honored Santa Cruz Fire Department marine safety officer Brendan Daly with the ...

Operation Surf, a nonprofit bringing veterans to learn to surf every year started after a former pro-surfer wanted to give back to his community. Operation Surf, a nonprofit bringing veterans to ...

Santa Cruz is an incredibly popular destination for surfers of all levels, and multiple surf schools offer classes every day of the week here. Walking along Santa Cruz’s East or West Cliff Drive ...

Richard Smith, a Santa Cruz native and owner of the city’s original surf school, has been entwined with the culture long enough to remember the evolution of the sport — from body surfing on ...

The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum overlooks one of the most renowned surfing spots in Santa Cruz – Steamer Lane. Along with historic surfing photographs and boards, the museum features a bevy of ...

Santa Cruz’s John Mel won in his opening heat Friday at the World Surf League’s Vans Jack’s Surfboards Pro, a Qualifying ...

During one of the busiest Jaws seasons in years, a grassroots contest took place throughout the 2024-25 winter. The Peahi ...

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