Surfers, scientists and city officials agree Santa Cruz beaches have lost a lot of sand. Some worry it could change surf ...

Steamer Lane is one of California’s most iconic — and consistent — surf spots. But if you surfed it through the past winter, you’ll have noticed some disturbing changes. This past El Niño winter saw ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An iconic Santa Cruz, CA surf spot is under threat. Steamer Lane, the famed righthander off the bulging West Cliff Drive headland, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

Coming up on the Santa Cruz Patch calendar: Empty Nest and All the Rest: A one-man comedy show by Clay Hausmann ...

SANTA CRUZ — Forget a White Christmas, some of the region’s more established surfers were essentially were gifted a Whitewater Christmas by Mother Nature on Monday, when a massive swell bombarded the ...

Santa Cruz surfers are concerned about the future of their sport as climate change threatens local surf spots.At Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, surfers say that Thursday was one of the best days they've ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The California coast has taken a beating this winter season. Fueled by a hyperactive El Niño pattern, consistent high surf and ...

SANTA CRUZ — When a colleague passed the photo along to sea otter expert Gena Bentall, she thought it was fake. “The first thing I said was ‘That is 100% AI (artificial intelligence),” Bentall said ...

A classic name for a classic California surf spot, Steamer Lane is geo-strategically placed to sweep up just about everything moving within or just above the surface of the Pacific Ocean and put it to ...