They played their home games at Carl Connelly Stadium on the campus of Cabrillo College.
The Santa Cruz Surf was announced in January 1993 as members of the USISL Pacific Coast Division, with Kevin Milliken as the team owner.
[1] The team's head coach, Mark Tomlin, resigned with two games left in its inaugural season, causing Milliken to step in as interim coach.
[2] On June 13, 1994, the Surf hosted the Russia national football team in an exhibition.
[3] Jeremy Perez scored the lone goal for the home side in an 8–1 loss with an estimated 2,500 people in attendance, which was believed the be the largest soccer crowd in Santa Cruz County history at the time.