Although the surf was poor, the rain was welcome–as was my stay at the Dream Inn, perfectly located on West Cliff Drive to ...

Large waves crashed along Santa Cruz’s coast during a king tide on Sunday.Aerial footage from Shreenivasan Manievannan shows ...

A slice of the bluff along West Cliff Drive dropped into the sea in recent days as a massive tidal surge and winter storm ...

A high surf advisory warns beachgoers in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties to exercise caution as waves could reach up to 22 ...

Scott's Creek is a right reef that breaks anywhere from two feet to 20, mostly in the winter. It can get big and burly, and ...

Santa Cruz locals are enjoying the fresh air after storms, even as hazardous conditions persist along the coastline.

The Northern California surf haven could lose its iconic waves as projects designed to protect coastal infrastructure alter ...

On January 4, 2026, in Santa Cruz, California, USA, @DustinMulvaney shared a video of a striking double rainbow forming ...

NEW YORK (AP) — NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue ...

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The weekend rain totals were far more telling. According to the weather service, Santa Cruz County received between 5 to 6 ...

The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.