On Dec. 24, the Santa Cruz area was hit by the biggest ocean swell in 30 years. The huge waves tore apart a portion of the city's municipal wharf and it has been closed to the public ever since. But ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

From Seattle’s RailSpur to downtown Healdsburg, here are 10 swanky new hotels and luxe glamping resorts opening in 2025.

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

Thomas Pickett and his wife, who recently returned from 40 years in the restaurant business on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, watched a spectacular water rescue at Mitchell’s Cove, off West Cliff Drive ...