It’s supposed to be all peace, love and perfect sets — but one Santa Cruz session turned into a shoreline scrap straight out of “Point Break.” A wild early-morning clash between two surfers at the ...

Localism, aggressive behavior, literal fist-to-fist fighting. These are all pretty rare things in the year of our lord, 2026, when it comes to surfing. Don’t get me wrong, they still exist; but it was ...

Longtime Santa Cruz surfer Alaya Vautier has spent three decades in the water and says sexism, racism and exclusion remain deeply embedded in local surf culture. While she respects the intentions ...