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World Dog Surfing Championship returns to Pacifica for 10th year

  • Aug 1

Surfer dies at SF's Ocean Beach despite numerous lifesaving efforts

  • May 29

Video shows windsurfer colliding with gray whale on SF bay

  • Apr 1

Beloved surfing dog rides last wave as it battles cancer

  • Mar 9

Santa Cruz native found murdered in Costa Rica, authorities say

  • Feb 17

2 surfers missing off the Santa Cruz coast: US Coast Guard

  • Feb 7

Rob 'Birdlegs' Caughlan, Bay Area environmental crusader, dies at 82

  • Jan 24

Surfboard stealing otter strikes off Santa Cruz coast

  • Oct 16, 2025

Latest Videos

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Top dogs ride waves at 10th annual World Dog Surfing Championships

  • Aug 2
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World Dog Surfing Championship returns to Pacifica for 10th anniversary with risk of rip currents

  • Aug 1
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Surfer dies at SF's Ocean Beach despite numerous lifesaving efforts

  • May 29
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Windsurfer collides with gray whale on SF bay; scientist raises concerns over marine life safety

  • Apr 1
0:38

Santa Cruz native found murdered in Costa Rica, authorities say

  • Feb 17
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2 surfers missing off the Santa Cruz coast, US Coast Guard says

  • Feb 7
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Rob 'Birdlegs' Caughlan, Bay Area environmental crusader, dies at 82

  • Jan 24
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Aggressive sea otter bites Santa Cruz surfer, hijacks surfboard

  • Oct 16, 2025

Latest Stories

Study: Sea level rise could diminish $200M surfing economy along Santa Cruz coast

"People come here, they spend their money at restaurants, coffee shops... And one of the biggest draws to people visiting here and staying here, even though with sales and rent going up a lot, is surfing in the ocean," says Shaun Burns with the Save the Waves Coalition.

  • Sep 24, 2025

Experts weigh in after girl attacked by sea lion in Monterey Co.: 'We're swimming in their backyard'

Sea lions are cute, but what should you do if you encounter one in the water? Experts weigh in after a 9-year-old girl was bitten by a sea lion while surfing off Central California coast.

  • Aug 6, 2025
Richard Olsen

9-year-old girl bit by sea lion while surfing off Central CA coast

"The sea lion went under my instructor's leg and then it came up to me and bit me, and then I got dragged underwater," 9-year-old Corale Olsen said, describing the scary and painful moment she was attacked in the ocean.

  • Aug 4, 2025
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Who's the top dog? Wave-riding canines compete in World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica

Surf's up for an annual favorite on the Peninsula. Some very talented pets were competing Saturday in The World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica.

  • Aug 3, 2025

How did Santa Cruz become the birthplace of surfing in the US? New exhibit shows the hidden history

A new museum exhibit in Santa Cruz looks back at an event 140 years ago when three Hawaiian princes introduced surfing to California, transforming the history of the state, country, and sport. 🏄

  • Jul 17, 2025