Far from the best wave in Santa Cruz, unless you are a beginner (in which case this is where you should surf). Gets swell year round, but summer and autumn tend to be best.

(Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) Powerful waves continue to crash on Thursday as the boat that capsized remains in the surf zone. It was later towed to the shelter of the adjacent harbor.

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