When they saw trouble in the forecast, they decided not to take any chances. For some in Santa Cruz, Friday's high surf warning was more like a siren song. "I always get excited these days.

Far from the best wave in Santa Cruz, unless you are a beginner (in which case this is where you should surf). Gets swell year round, but summer and autumn tend to be best.

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 ...

Santa Cruz remains famous for consistent swells and its protected curved coastline, and was formally dedicated as a World Surfing Reserve in 2012. Surfing has been steadily increasing in ...

A large northwest swell capsized a boat heading out of Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday evening. Through a multi-agency response, ...

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 ...

Several stores in downtown Santa Cruz are closing, but many local businesses report strong holiday sales ... they're not going anywhere. It's a surf town. Pacific Wave is a surf shop, so we ...