When autumn cools the air but the ocean still hums with energy, surfers know exactly where to go. Across the U.S., fall marks the season of clean swells, fewer crowds, and water that’s still ...

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.-Naval Base Ventura County opens it's gates to the public one weekend a year for a special event. It's called the Point Mugu Surf Contest. During the final heats on Sunday a pod ...

SANTA CRUZ — For years, the San Lorenzo River mouth surf break in Santa Cruz has been celebrated by local surfers and history buffs as the location where surfing was first introduced to the ...

One of California's most treasured pastimes isn't just fun. It also generates big money for coastal communities. For Central California's Santa Cruz, surfing the region's waves can add up to nearly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If there’s a single ingredient required to get better at surfing, it’s time. Time to practice. To paddle out. To pop to your feet.

It’s been somewhat of a slow, weird winter in terms of waves. Talk to any surfer – particularly those in Hawaii and Europe, Southern and Northern California – and they’ll tell you the same. Not much ...