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?

A Santa Cruz man may ride into the history books for taking on what could be the world’s largest wave ever surfed.

A California surfer may have set a new world record with a wave he caught last month, and the video of the feat looks like a ...

One of the biggest waves in the world broke at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay during a jaw-dropping swell this December. Big ...

Strong storms have pounded Santa Cruz in recent years, most notably collapsing a chunk of its wharf this week. Is it just bad ...

Slebir’s wave is not only incredible for its size, but also for its perfect barreling shape and how Slebir rode the entire ...

A portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf has collapsed and is floating away Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Three ...

A man died Monday after a large wave trapped him beneath debris on a Santa Cruz County beach. First responders were called to ...

Donald Trump accompanied his wife in a black tuxedo. A high-impact winter storm is expected to affect the region from ...

A part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday afternoon during a high-surf warning, with authorities confirming two people ...

The last light of day illuminates a surfer as he flies out of a large wave this week when powerful west swells rolled into ...

Three people were rescued from the wharf. The powerful surf also fatally trapped a man under debris on a beach in Santa Cruz, ...