SANTA CRUZ CALIFORNIA SURFING Hoodie

The old saying goes, "If a butterfly flaps its wings over the Pacific, Santa Cruz gets swell." Well, actually there's no saying like that, but there should be. Because the coast forms a sort of natural bight, the area's myriad beachbreaks, points, and rocky reefs absorb swell from just about any direction—northwest to dead south—translating to rideable waves almost every day of the year. Big waves, secret spots, outer-reef bombies…even a world-class right-hand reef-point in Steamer Lane—Santa Cruz has them all. And if you're itching to do something stupid, Mavericks is only an hour north in the sleepy seaside town of Half Moon Bay. Good luck with tha