Waxing a board is part of surfing ritual. Could even be a transcendent experience to some, depending on how seriously you take the pre-surf set-up. Which poses the question – how do you wax your board ...

When looking at a surf forecast, there are several key factors to take into consideration, including swell direction, swell height, tide times, wind speed and wind direction. If you can understand ...

The mouth of the San Lorenzo river in Santa Cruz, Calif., isn't a great place to surf. Rocks, pollution and swift currents make it precarious almost year-round. But before the construction of a harbor ...

Shannon Thomas started Surf Dayton as a community website with information on how to surf river waves within the region. While he was living in Florida for the winter, he had the idea to turn Surf ...

In the summer of 1885, three teenage Hawaiian princes visiting Santa Cruz dragged hand-hewn, 17-foot redwood boards — each weighing more than 200 pounds — across the sand at Main Beach. Riding waves ...