An otter is hopping on surfboards in Santa Cruz's storied Steamers Lane. Two years ago, a similar situation played out in ...

Surfers at Santa Cruz’s Cowell Beach are used to sharing the ocean with wildlife. On occasion, they’ve been chased by aggressive otters, and white shark numbers are on the rise in an adjacent cove. On ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife previously recommended that kayakers should keep at least 60 feet away from sea otters and avoid large ...

COCOA BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — If you were looking for Santa Claus, he might have been surfing over in Cocoa Beach. Thousands of people showed up Tuesday to witness hundreds of Santas gliding the waves ...

As a beach hazard statement is issued for Santa Cruz County, state park officials urge caution while surfers anticipate the ...

Autographed surfboard from 2008 premiere of 'Bustin’ Down the Door' now at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Barbara Maritime ...

In 2022 and 2023, surfers in Santa Cruz, California reported, and it was confirmed on video, that sea otters were swiping their surfboards by jumping on ...

With rugged beauty and consistent waves, Santa Cruz is a surfer’s paradise. Here’s where and when to get your board in the ocean, and how to respect the marine wildlife. Santa Cruz is an incredibly ...

Known for his ever-present smile, Chris Brown was a fixture in the Santa Barbara surfing community until his death in 2019. A new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Josh Pomer explores the highs ...

In the 1940s when almost every inch of beach was hostile to Black Angelenos, Santa Monica native Nick Gabaldón defied the odds to become California’s first documented surfer of Black and Mexican ...