Santa Cruz’s John Mel, 26, produced his best result of the 2025-26 season at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, ...

Dozens of surfers are competing to qualify in the World Surf League tournament while community members gather near Morro Rock ...

Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of 32 at the World Surf League's SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series ...

Santa Cruz’s John Mel, 26, advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open Morro Bay, a Qualifying Series 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Saturday. Mel, No. 11 on the 2025/2026 ...

This is the fourth year the World Surf League will make a six-day pit stop in Morro Bay with just under 300 competitors in the longboard and shortboard competitions. Xavier Math, a fourth-year Cal ...

The WSL North America Qualifying Series and Regional Longboard Qualifying Series contingent head to contest in the shadow of Central Coast's Morro Rock. Located in Morro Bay, this venue has played ...

"I'm just going to keep surfing and having fun," surmised Walla from the podium in Morro Bay. On the men's side it was Taro Watanabe taking the win in Morro Bay over Ryan Huckabee. It was 22-year-old ...

Derrick Ross saw four people die on his first day of combat in Afghanistan. He was severely injured by an improvised explosive device in August 2011 and eventually had his leg amputated. It would be ...

The Central Coast is not an easy place to be a surfer. Year-round cold water, lots of closeouts, even more driving and wind that generally comes from an unfavorable direction. Trent Popovich grew up ...

Hundreds of people turned out for the 10th annual Witches and Warlocks Paddle in Morro Bay on Oct. 29, 2023. Vivian Krug Cotton photobyvivian.com Hundreds of witches and warlocks glided through the ...

There's something special about watching a young, talented surfer come into their own. Rising from the ranks of grommethood to because a force in the world, every generation sees a handful of surfers ...