Santa Cruz is a surfer’s paradise. There are the sizzling city beaches, where students and Silicon Valley types come to soak ...

Located on a surf beach in Santa Cruz, this new hotel in a historic building blends a laid-back surfer vibe with high-end luxury and unbeatable views.

It’s a cold offshore morning at one of Santa Cruz’s most frequented pointbreaks, a roping right with steep walls and clean ...

How much is surfing worth to a community? In this case, it's not a metaphorical or emotional question. It’s financial. A ...

According to the report, surfing brings in $194.7 million to the Santa Cruz County economy annually, with visitors to the 31 ...

A report by Save the Waves Coalition quantified the value of surfing in Santa Cruz and warned that sea level rise could hit ...

Alo Slebir’s ride during one of the biggest swells ever recorded in the Pacific Ocean drew national attention. The same storm ...

Santa Cruz’s Kaikoura Nauenberg advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League’s Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro, a Women’s ...

SANTA CRUZ — When room ran out in his car, Bob “Doc” Scott bought a 15-seat bus and told all the young Santa Cruz surfing “groms” he could find to pile in. But they weren’t headed to campus. The local ...

"People come here, they spend their money at restaurants, coffee shops... And one of the biggest draws to people visiting ...

It also generates big money for coastal communities.For Central California’s Santa Cruz, surfing the region’s waves can add ...