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.

“We realized that this project was a vessel for the larger issue of addressing this global pollution,” said Lane, who ...

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Santa Cruz remains famous for consistent swells ... to finally riding a long board purchased from Otto’s Board and Surf, now closed. These days, Smith tells his students to start with a soft ...

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

Logjam!, the longest-running longboard event in the world will attract over a hundred competitive surfers from across the ...