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Escape to Santa Cruz in winter: epic sunsets over Monterey Bay, gray-whale season, hiking in redwoods, seafood, and cozy storm-watching from ocean-view rooms. Winter at A Great Beach House in Santa Cruz: the “secret season” on Monterey Bay   If you’ve only thought of Santa Cruz as a summer destination, winter will surprise you—in the best way. Fewer crowds. Crisp coastal air. Some of the year’s most vivid sunsets over Monterey Bay. And a front-row seat to everything the ocean