Around 2:17 p.m., first responders in Santa Cruz County were notified about several people in the ocean who were struggling ...

First responders received reports of a group of people who were unable to safely return to shore due to the turbulent waves.

Living just on the other side of the Santa Cruz Mountains from the beach means I regularly head there for a day in the sand. The best of all worlds is when I can play tourist for a night or two and ...

With rugged beauty and consistent waves, Santa Cruz is a surfer’s paradise. Here’s where and when to get your board in the ocean, and how to respect the marine wildlife. Santa Cruz is an ...

More often than not, surf contests are about winning, ego, self-expression, or a combination of all three. Then there’s the ...

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

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

the Surf Ranch and Santa Cruz in the United States. The latter contest is happening this month on April 27. The eighth annual Santa Cruz event will be held at Pleasure Point, the famous right-hand ...