Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine ...

Santa Cruz’s iconic surf spot, Steamer Lane below West Cliff Drive, poses several challenges for surfers. After jumping off a ...

Southern sea otters, which are often referred to as California sea otters, populate the central coast of California and are popular coastal companions to California tourists and residents, though the ...

First responders rushed to West Cliff Drive around dusk Wednesday after receiving reports of a surfer in distress due to a ...

Late afternoon sunlight reflects on the surf zone at Mitchell’s Cove in Santa Cruz this week. The stretch of beach at the end ...

More instances of sea otters interacting with surfers were reported in Santa Cruz, a day after a similar instance.