Colin Schildhauer cutting glass on a beautiful morning at Steamer Lane. T.Fox - Photo www.santacruzwaves.com
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Colin Schildhauer cutting glass on a beautiful morning at Steamer Lane. T.Fox - Photo www.santacruzwaves.com
Jimmy Herrick surfs in the finals of the locals trials at the O'Neill Coldwater Classic at Steamer Lane on Wednesday. Locals Randy Bonds and Matt Myers advanced from the trials to gain spots in the main event. Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel
A wave face is transformed into a kelp mural as a kneeboarder makes the most of the swell off of Lighthouse Point on Wednesday. Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel
The largest swell of the season pours into Steamer Lane with head high to double overhead waves on Wednesday. While the wave size will decrease today and Friday the surf forecast calls for the west northwest swell to increase over the weekend bringing exceptional conditions to local breaks. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
A surfer shoots out of a wave at Steamer Lane as the swell much anticipated by locals arrived on Wednesday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Local longboarder stylist and star of Endless Summer II Robert 'Wingnut' Weaver yucks it up with legendary surfer Joel Tudor before the start of the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboard contest at Steamer Lane Friday morning. The contest continues through Saturday with some of the best longboarders in the world. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Jason 'Ratboy' Collins of Santa Cruz shows off his most precarious move of the first day of the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboard contest Friday at Steamer Lane. The contest sontinues through Saturday with some of the best longboarders in the world. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
The pot of gold seems to be at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz as a rainbow colors the sky as a winter swell arrives on December 9. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
A surfer negotiates a bumpy, back-lit ride rushing through Indicators Tuesday morning as the firt big swell of the season arrived. Waves up to 20 feet in stand-out locations will continue through Wednesday. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
A surfer kicks out of this middle peak wave before it closes out Tuesday morning off West Cliff as the biggest swell of the fall season rolled into Santa Cruz. Waves in stad out spots could reach 20 feet Wednesday. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Highlights from Friday at the Cold Water Classic. Photos by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel
Santa Cruz phenom Nat Young pulls off a 360 maneuver during his 1st place finish in the opening heat of the round of 48 at the Cold Water Classic on Friday morning. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Santa Cruz surfer and former Cold Water Classic champ sets up his next move with this bottom turn during his heat with the world's No. 2 surfer Jordy Smith of South Africa. Young took first and Smith second as both advanced to the round of 48. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Santa Cruz Westsider Nat Young goes vertical with this snapping turn off the top of a wave during Thursday's first heat of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic. Young won his heat edging out Jordy Smith of South Africa who took second. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
World's No. 2 ranked surfer Jordy Smith of South Africa said he threw his board away here when he looked down the line and saw a bad section coming during Thursday's first heat of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic pitting him against Westside surfer Nat Young. Young won the heat and Smith took second with both advancing to the round of 48. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Glassy faces pour into Steamer Lane on Thursday as a swell that arrived on Wednesday continued to provide overhead sets to local surf breaks. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
A surfer shoots across the face of a Steamer Lane wave on Thursday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
A sea kayaker and a surfer share the water beyond Lighthouse Point on Thursday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)