It’s a cold offshore morning at one of Santa Cruz’s most frequented pointbreaks, a roping right with steep walls and clean sections. The sun has not yet cleared the horizon, but a long-period swell is ...

A Santa Cruz surfing icon has died. Robert Thomas Scott, known affectionately as “Doc,” passed away at Dominican Hospital. He was 97 years old. Doc was a man of medicine, dedicating his life to ...

At an awards ceremony Saturday night, 24-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir will finally find out if he set a new world record while riding the towering wave at Mavericks last winter — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Saturday, a 26-year-old surfer was swept a quarter-mile out to sea amidst large waves in Santa Barbara, California. The ...

SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself. Several times each winter, Slebir drives an hour up ...

A Santa Barbara surfing icon, a standout goofy-footer in the Rincon-centric world of regular-footers, an early adopter of the shortboard revolution alongside master shaper Al Merrick, a filmmaker in ...

In Santa Cruz, Black Surf Santa Cruz is creating a welcoming space for surfers of color, promoting healing and community through the sport. Esabella Bonner, founder of Black Surf Santa Cruz, did not ...