A sit-down surfer uses a paddle to slice through a Monterey Bay wave on a recent sunny morning near Lighthouse Point in Santa ...

Amid strong tides and a pounding surf, a young boogie boarder was safely pulled from the water at Manresa State Beach this ...

CAL FIRE said they responded to a surfer in distress at Scotts Creek Beach.

A sea otter feeds close to a surfer at Steamer Lane along the Santa Cruz coastline in July 2023. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) It's been two years since a Santa Cruz sea otter, known as 841, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ninety-nine times out of 100, a trip down Santa Cruz’s West Cliff Drive is a peaceful, almost tranquil experience. Every day, ...

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 — Santa Cruz had two big-wave surfers win titles at the 25th annual Big Wave Challenge Awards celebration at Lido Theater in Newport Beach on Saturday. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir was named the ...

Five years ago, Patricio Guerrero was surfing the rolling waves of Santa Cruz when the leash on his board broke, sending it flying into a nearby cave and shattering its nose. As Guerrero worked on ...

AND A CEREMONIAL PADDLE OUT. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER... JOYCE KIM... HAS THE DETAILS. # "1885 THREE PRINCES CAME HERE TO SANTA CRUZ, AND IT'S THE FIRST DOCUMENTED ...

It's been two years since a Santa Cruz sea otter, known as 841, garnered international attention and celebrity by attacking surfers and their surfboards as the human wave-riders alley-ooped over the ...