09/22/2026
Santa Cruz isn’t just a surf town. It helped shape modern surfing.
From the Hawaiian princes who surfed the San Lorenzo River mouth in 1885 to the Santa Cruz Surfing Club, Jack O’Neill, Steamer Lane and generations of local surfers, this coastline carries more than a century of surf history.
Now live on Waverii: the Santa Cruz Surf History & Beach Culture Tour.
Walk the coastline. Learn how to read the ocean. Hear the stories behind the breaks, the people and the culture that made Santa Cruz one of America’s most iconic surf communities.
Santa Cruz, California
Surf history + beach culture
Local guide
All levels welcome
Explore the experience on Waverii → waverii.com/author/walksantacruz
Photos courtesy of Walk Santa Cruz