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

The downtown Santa Cruz location of Ripcurl, a surf shop, closed on Monday. An employee attributed theft as the reason they ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Santa Cruz's Adam Bartlett advanced from his opening heat at the World Surf League's SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, a Junior ...

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 ...

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 ...