On Christmas Eve, a surfer from Santa Cruz rode a wave at Mavericks that witnesses say was over 100 feet tall, which would set a world record. But how do you reliably measure a wave?

Officials announced the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf will reopen this weekend nearly two weeks after a portion of the popular ...

High surf and sneaker waves could hit Santa Cruz County this weekend, but the impacts are likely to be far less dramatic than ...

The Santa Cruz Harbor is working on cleaning up the aftermath of massive waves that damaged hundreds of boats Christmas week.

The New Year's Day event, which killed one and injured seven, garnered reactions online ridiculing CEO Elon Musk and ...

Temperatures will warm on Thursday as high pressure amplifies over the region. Warming will be aided by offshore flow early in the day, with many areas reaching the 70s. The ridge moves east on Friday ...

Rain will be widespread around the Bay Area on Friday as the coastline is hit with pounding surf. The National Weather ...

Delta sturgeon biting, Steve Mitchell reported. Don Pedro bass and trout hitting, Monte Smith said. McClure bass small but ...

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Another round of dangerous and potentially life-threatening surf is expected to bring breaking waves of up to 20 to 30 feet ...

A Santa Cruz man may ride into the history books for taking on what could be the world’s largest wave ever surfed.

A Santa Cruz surfer rode a massive California wave last week that was estimated to be 108 feet tall, making it a potential ...