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Protecting oceans, waves and beaches since 1984. Become a member and join an event to help locally. http://santacruz.surfrider.org/

10/08/2026

42 volunteers. One beach. One big difference! 🌊💙

On October 4th, our community came together at Rio Del Mar for a Beach Cleanup-a-Thon!

Together, 42 awesome volunteers removed more than 35 pounds of trash from the beach, helping keep plastic, cigarette butts, and other debris out of our ocean.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and to Castelli’s Deli for generously donating pastries for our volunteers!

Missed the cleanup but still want to help? You can support our work by making a donation to help fund our programs and future beach cleanups using the link in our bio!

Together, we can keep our beaches clean and our ocean protected.

10/05/2026

Your Blue Water Task Force results for this week are here! Testing was done on Saturday, October 3rd. Enjoy the warm week ahead and enjoy our beautiful coastlines and oceans 😊

09/24/2026

Protect our coast. Vote YES on Measure D. ✅

The Central Coast is facing new threats from offshore oil drilling and deep-sea mining.
For decades, local ordinances have kept these industries at bay, but we need to update our “Blue Wall” to protect our ocean, economy, and way of life for generations to come.

Measure D ensures that local voters, not outside corporations, keep the power to decide if extractive infrastructure is allowed in Santa Cruz.

🗳️Mark your calendar: This measure will be on the November 2026 ballot.
Spread the word: Share this post and talk to your neighbors about why local control matters.

Please visit stopthedrillsc.org for more information!

Save Our Shores Yes on Measure D!

09/23/2026

What if your next beach cleanup could do twice the good?

Join Surfrider Santa Cruz for our Fundraising Beach Cleanup-a-Thon and help clean up Rio Del Mar while raising money to support the work that protects our local coastline.

It’s a simple idea: you clean the beach, ask your friends and family to sponsor your efforts, and together we turn a morning of picking up trash into funding for Surfrider Santa Cruz’s local programs and community cleanups.
Bring your friends. Bring your family. Get your coworkers involved. The more people who participate, the bigger our impact can be.
📍October 4
⏰9:00–11:00 AM
🧭Rio Del Mar Beach

Sign up using the link in our bio!
Want to help raise funds? Ask your family and friends to sponsor you using the link in our bio!

Come spend a morning at the beach, make a difference, and help us turn trash into support for our coast.

09/21/2026

Coastal Cleanup Day: Our Biggest Cleanup Yet!

On Saturday, September 19th, we gathered at Natural Bridges for Coastal Cleanup Day. With 167 volunteers, this was our biggest cleanup to date!

Together, volunteers collected 70.48 pounds of waste, including 20.44 pounds of recycling. Among the most common items found were 387 cigarette butts, 553 wrappers, 83 plastic bags, 75 plastic lids, 61 plastic straws, and 50 balloons, along with hundreds of other pieces of plastic and debris.

A huge thank you to Save Our Shores for collaborating with Surfrider on this cleanup, Westside Water Store for donating water, and Marianne's Ice Cream and Ethos Low-Waste Shop + Refillery for donating buckets for our volunteers to use.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, picked up trash, and helped make Coastal Cleanup Day such a meaningful day for our coast!

09/20/2026

This week’s blue water task force results are ready! Enjoy some cooler weather and amazing ocean conditions. Thank you to our Blue Water Task Force team for keeping us safe when we are headed to enjoy our amazing coastline!

✅Low Bacteria Sites: 26th ave, 38th ave, Capitola Jetty, Corcoran Beach, New Brighton Beach, Main Beach, Manresa, Mitchell Cove, Moran Lagoon, Natural Bridges, Twin Lakes/ Harbor Mouth, Platforms, Pleasure Point, Privates Beach, Rio Del Mar in front of restrooms, Seabright Beach, Seacliff at Cement Ship, Steamer Lane/ Its Beach, The Hook

⚠️Medium Bacteria Sites: Corcoran Lagoon, Rio Del Mar At Aptos Creek

🛑High Bacteria Sites: San Lorenzo River at 1st Bend

09/08/2026

Mark your calendars for this Thursday! Join Surfrider Santa Cruz and Patagonia Santa Cruz for an evening exploring the connection between surfing and environmental activism.

We’ll hear about Patagonia’s work to protect the Great Lakes from the Line 5 pipeline, learn more about Surfrider’s efforts to protect California’s coast from offshore oil drilling, and wrap up with a chance to win a 7’2” Huevo Ranchero FCD surfboard, with Surfrider Santa Cruz as the beneficiary.

Come learn, connect with the local surf community, and support coastal protection.

Thursday, September 10 5:30–8:00 PM Patagonia Santa Cruz 415 River St., Suite C
RSVP here using the link in our bio!

09/06/2026

Your Labor Day Weekend Blue Water Task Force results are in! Enjoy the beautiful weather and amazing coastlines this weekend, but be cautious as we have some south swells coming in paired with very high tides. Be mindful of the ocean conditions, stay safe, and have fun! Thank you to our Blue Water Task Force team for processing water samples on a holiday weekend, to keep us safe and healthy while we enjoy the beach 😊

✅Low Bacteria Sites: 26th Ave, 38th Ave, Capitola Jetty, Corcoran Beach, Corcoran Lagoon, Cowell’s, Main Beach, Manresa State Beach, Mitchell Cove, Moran Lagoon County Beach, Natural Bridges, Twin Lakes/ Harbor Mouth, Platforms, Pleasure Point, Privates Beach, Rio Del Mar in Front of Restrooms, Seabright Beach, Steamer Lane/ Its Beach, The Hook, New Brighton Beach

⚠️Medium Bacteria Site: Seacliff at Cement Ship

🛑High Bacteria Sites: Rio Del Mar at Aptos Creek, San Lorenzo River at First Bend

09/04/2026

The Surfrider Santa Cruz Executive Committee Elections for the 2027-2028 term are approaching! We are looking for dedicated members, supporters, and community stakeholders to run as candidates for the two-year 2027 and 2028 Executive Committee term.

We’re looking for candidates for Chair/Co-Chairs, Vice Chair, Volunteer Coordinator, and Member-at-Large positions that have the potential to mold into a specific focus. You don’t need to have previous leadership experience—just a willingness to contribute, collaborate, and help protect our local coast.

Learn more about the positions and application process at the link in bio!

09/02/2026

Turn Trash Into Impact: Join Our Fundraising Beach Cleanup-a-Thon!

Did you know Surfrider Santa Cruz is 100% volunteer-run? From beach cleanups to local water quality testing, our programs are powered by volunteers who care deeply about protecting our coastline. Now, we need your help to keep these programs going strong!

Join us for our Fundraising Beach Cleanup-a-Thon on Sunday, October 4, from 9:00–11:00 AM at Rio Del Mar. This is more than just a beach cleanup—it’s a chance to turn your time at the beach into even more support for our local coast.

Here’s how you can help:
    •    Sign up for the cleanup
    •    Ask friends, family, and coworkers to pledge their support
    •    Join us and clean the beach
    •    Turn our collective cleanup efforts into funding for coastal protection

Rio Del Mar State Beach
Sunday, October 4 | 9:00–11:00 AM
RSVP using the link in our bio!

Want to ask your friends and family to sponsor you? We created an email template to make it easy. The link is in our bio.

Want to simply make a donation now? See the link in our bio or go to our chapter’s website!

Grab your friends, family, and coworkers, get those pledges rolling, and help us turn a morning of beach cleanup into a bigger impact for our coast.
Let’s see how much trash we can remove—and how much support we can raise together!

Address

PO Box 2083
Santa Cruz, CA
95063

Telephone

+18314767667

Website

https://santacruz.surfrider.org/

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