Climate change threatens the existence of more than 30 of Santa Cruz’s most popular surf breaks. To protect waves before they ...

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 surfing legend Peter Mel ... of his life” on this barreling 40- to 45-footer at Mavericks in Jan. of 2021. (Audrey Lambidakis – Special to the Sentinel file) Open-ocean swells ...

it is no surprise that Santa Cruz has developed its own surfing culture for more than a century. Many surfers have made their names around here, including Shawn “Barney” Barron. A graduate of ...