In 1952, Jack O'Neill opened the first-ever "surf shop" in Santa Cruz, a novel idea that soon spread throughout California ...

Jim Rodgers' surfing life began, as it did for so many who came of age in the 1960s, with "The Endless Summer," the sunny travelogue about two surfers' global search for the perfect wave. Sitting in ...

Does your favorite surf spot seem especially crowded? Kids can’t do traditional team sports, so many are hitting the waves to surf. Adults are spending less time commuting, or have been laid off or ...