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 2,000-point event, in Morro Bay on Friday.

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, ...

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 ...

Valentina Saldaña is your comunity reporter covering the north coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, and San Simeon. Dozens of surfers are competing to ...

As she watched employees combine foam, fiberglass and resin into sleek surfboards, Ahlgrim’s eyes would shift to the ...

The top seeds flourished from start to finish in testy conditions at Morro Rock in their SLO CAL Open Morro Bay debuts. The likes of proven contenders Talia Swindal and Sanoa Dempfle-Olin reset the ...

The North America QS contingent is back at The Rock for 2025 SLO CAL Open Morro Bay action to kick off the final stretch of the 2025/2026 season. Winter season is hitting SLO CAL which brings the ...