A 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer may have broken the world record to become the first person to ride a 100-foot wave.

When professional surfer Nat Young isn’t competing at the World Surf League competitions around the world, it’s not uncommon ...

A part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday afternoon during a high-surf warning, with authorities confirming two people had to be pulled from the water. The collapse of the municipal wharf ...

While some businesses in downtown Santa Cruz are closing, others report strong sales and a thriving holiday season.

Late afternoon winter light combined with large translucent waves have been creating magical moments at County surf breaks ...

What came next may end up in the history books. Slebir, a 23-year-old Santa Cruz local, caught a towering wave at the Mavericks surf spot near Half Moon Bay that was recently estimated by ...

It’s Saturday afternoon and downtown Santa Cruz is wildly alive.  Crosswalks and sidewalks are teeming with folks carrying ...

Santa Cruz, the former home of wetsuit pioneer Jack O’Neill, is losing one of its oldest surf shops. After 25 years of ...

Although its locations in Aptos, Capitola and the Santa Cruz Boardwalk will remain open, the O’Neill Surf Shop on Cooper ...

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 ...

The iconic flagship O'Neill Surf Shop in downtown Santa Cruz welcomed its last wave of customers Tuesday before closing after ...

The flagship O’Neill Surf Shop in downtown Santa Cruz has shut its doors for the last time, ending a run that has lasted for ...