Santa Cruz Fire Department Marine Safety Officer Brendan Daly was to be honored Thursday by the California Surf Lifesaving ...

The state fire agency shared video of the rescue on social media, including the rock formation that saved the kite surfer's life off a beach south of Davenport in Santa Cruz County. CalFire ...

Hazardous surf and “life-threatening conditions for beachgoers” prompted water rescues and beach closures Saturday near ...

Slebir, a 23-year-old Santa Cruz local, caught a towering wave at the Mavericks surf spot near Half Moon Bay that was recently estimated by Mavericks Rescue Team to be 108 feet tall, which would ...

For Brendan Daly, putting others first is his life’s mission. He has to make split second decisions often.  “Muscle memory ...

LaMendola called CIMWI about the incident. His experience off Oxnard Friday was the first aggressive sea lion reported to the ...

Operation Surf, a nonprofit bringing veterans to learn to surf every year started after a former pro-surfer wanted to give ...

CAL FIRE San Mateo - Santa Cruz Unit A man stranded on a beach was rescued after signaling for help with rocks! The man was kite surfing on Sunday ... who assisted with the rescue, told the ...

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 ...

Surfers should be careful of a hostile sea otter attacking people in the waters near West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. According to Los Angeles Times, the female otter has been harassing surfers and ...

Walking along Santa Cruz’s East or West Cliff Drive, beyond the ocean spray and steep cliff walls, you'll most likely find dozens of wetsuit-clad surfers straddling their boards waiting for the ...