Santa Cruz’s iconic surf spot, Steamer Lane below West Cliff Drive, poses several challenges for surfers. After jumping off a cliff and plunging into the chilly ocean, paddle-battles between surfers ...

Otter 841 went viral in 2023 for harassing surfers in California, but 841's first attacks were reported in 2021 ...

All of a sudden, I feel a nip on my foot.” Otter chomps surfer at Steamer Lane, then commandeers her surfboard.

A local surfer was kicked off her board by a sea otter at a popular surf spot in Santa Cruz. The surfer, Isabella Orduna, says the incident happened at Steamer Lane Tuesday. After the small bite, the ...

An otter is hopping on surfboards in Santa Cruz's storied Steamers Lane. Two years ago, a similar situation played out in ...

Southern sea otters, which are often referred to as California sea otters, populate the central coast of California and are ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Surfers heading to Santa Cruz, California will have to keep a look out for a furry surfboard thief. A ...

It’s a cold offshore morning at one of Santa Cruz’s most frequented pointbreaks, a roping right with steep walls and clean sections. The sun has not yet cleared the horizon, but a long-period swell is ...

At an awards ceremony Saturday night, 24-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir will finally find out if he set a new world record while riding the towering wave at Mavericks last winter — ...

Surfers heading to Santa Cruz will have to keep a look out for a furry surfboard thief. A surfer at Steamer Lane says a sea otter bit her foot and then climbed onto her board Tuesday evening, holding ...