Santa Cruz’s John Mel, 26, produced his best result of the 2025-26 season at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, ...

In a recent survey, the vast majority of surfers feel a personal responsibility for the health of the ocean. Now, a Santa ...

Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League's SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series ...

Santa Cruz’s John Mel, 26, advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Saturday. Mel, No. 11 on the 2025/2026 ...

One of two surfers rescued at The Hook in Capitola in early November has died, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.

When I was a kid my grandmother, Arliss, lived behind the university in Santa Cruz. We'd make the drive down Highway 1 from ...

The surfer, identified as 19-year-old Nathaniel John Ramirez, was pronounced dead Nov. 7, two days after he was rescued from a popular, often crowded surf spot called the Hook, Santa Cruz County ...

SANTA CRUZ — Members of the local surf community and lovers of Santa Cruz history gathered at the mouth of San Lorenzo River on Main Beach to paddle out together on a foggy Saturday morning in honor ...

SANTA CRUZ — When professional surfer Nat Young isn’t competing at World Surf League competitions around the world, it’s not uncommon to see him shredding at Steamer Lane, his heralded hometown break.

Contributed photo by Lauren Fein A surfing Santa Claus leads the Santa Cruz Junior Lifeguards up Pacific Avenue Saturday ...