SANTA CRUZ — The local nonprofit Save the Waves Coalition released a report Tuesday that shows how sea level rise could affect Santa Cruz County surf breaks and the local economy. “Surfing is more ...

Surfers, scientists and city officials agree Santa Cruz beaches have lost a lot of sand. Some worry it could change surf ...

In the summer of 1885, three teenage Hawaiian princes visiting Santa Cruz dragged hand-hewn, 17-foot redwood boards — each weighing more than 200 pounds — across the sand at Main Beach. Riding waves ...

A boat barreled into the breaking surf off West Cliff Drive late Saturday morning, sending a family of six, including four children, into the water. Within moments, several surfers frantically paddled ...

Santa Cruz surf breaks are free to enjoy but worth millions. That’s one of the key findings in the first report to put a dollar value on this world-renowned surf playground. The report identified ...

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...

Pleasure Point residents say ‘yes’ to female surfer statue, just not on a popular stretch of East Cliff Drive at the Dirt Farm.

U.S. surfer Kurt Van Dyke has been found murdered in Costa Rica, according to local authorities. Police responded to a call about an armed break-in around 10:50 a.m. Saturday at an apartment in ...