At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, as a powerful winter swell raged on the California coast and left the Santa Cruz Wharf snapped and floating in the ocean ... a towering wave at the Mavericks ...

SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro ... have been used to measure ocean wind: 80-knot winds and 60-foot seas.” ...

The Santa Cruz Fire Department said in a news release that it received multiple 911 calls just after 6:15 p.m. reporting that two people were knocked off rocks and into the ocean by a wave ...

A portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf in California collapsed Monday after high surf slammed the coast, sending three city workers into the ocean ... with the largest wave sets up to 60 feet at ...

Two victims who died last week after being swept into the ocean in Santa ... The couple was hit by a wave and swept off the rocks along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz on July 16.

DRAMATIC VIDEO OF TWO PEOPLE BEING RECOVERED FROM THE CHILLY WATERS OFF WEST CLIFF DRIVE IN SANTA CRUZ TUESDAY EVENING ... they were swept into the ocean by a wave. Both victims were found ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif ... The National Weather Service noted the "ominous wave action" in the Pacific and warned the public to stay away from the ocean, as rescue crews were being called out ...