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.

will hold slightly overhead surf but starts closing out on anything ... There are lots of really talented surfers in Santa Cruz, and with all the pointbreaks around town, 26th Ave.

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.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Though the weather should dry up on Christmas, Tuesday's forecast, which includes high surf and flooding ...

A part of the Santa Cruz Wharf in California collapsed during a high surf on Monday ... Some of the key reactions to reports that a journalist was inadvertently added to a chat with high-level ...

SANTA CRUZ — A large northwest swell capsized a boat heading out of Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday evening. Through a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...