A surfer tames a wave Friday morning at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz. The current northwest swell is bringing in the first decent sized sets in weeks. Wave riders can expect continued surfable condit… ...

The Santa Cruz Fire Department was called around 4:45 p.m. after witnesses said two swimmers had jumped off the cliff and were struggling to return to shore.

The last light of day illuminates a surfer as he flies out of a large wave this week when powerful west swells rolled into Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz and elsewhere along the Santa Cruz County ...

A backlit wave at Steamer Lane highlights a surfer riding a glassy face as the Monterey Bay stretches out to the south. Late afternoon winter light combined with large translucent waves have been ...

STEAMER LANE, SANTA CRUZ OPEN DIVISIONS OPEN MENS 1. Kyle Timm-Solana Beach 14.0 2. Kirk Weissinger-Seal Beach 12.5 3. Brendon Donovan-San Diego 11.5 4. Kadin Panesi-Pacifica 10.7 OPEN JUNIORS 1.

Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young got in a chilly session Saturday at Steamer Lane and Middle Peak while wearing a bikini top and Speedo brief, the penalty for finishing in last place in his fantasy ...

Sad news out of Northern California this week, after the University of California, Santa Cruz, confirmed the death of a male undergraduate student who went missing on Sunday after jumping off the ...