This is just a really awesome video from of surfers and body boarders at The Wedge in Newport Beach.
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Crazy big waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach
I love watching people get absolutely destroyed at The Wedge in Newport Beach. In September of 2011, the waves were ridiculous. My only complaint about this video is that it cuts off just as that 20 foot wave was about to crash on the idiot who was kayaking. If you read the comments under the video, someone talks about how the police gave him a huge ticket for reckless endangerment. After you watch the video, you can check out my skim-boarding pictures from that same week.
The Wedge, Newport Beach
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This is a collection of photos from the Wedge in Newport Beach from March-May of 2012. There are a few photos from the Balboa Pier scattered in this set too. When the South swell hits, the wedge hits back!
Just a photo from today at the Wedge
This kid was killing it today at the wedge in Newport Beach. The waves weren't huge, but they were getting at least one large set every hour. It was fun just to sit and take pictures.
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| Sunset at Balboa Beach |
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| Balboa, Newport Beach |
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| Balboa Pier, Newport Beach |
Skimboarding on Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach
The Wedge, Newport Beach
There was a south swell today at the wedge in Newport Beach. For anyone unfamiliar with the wedge, this picture pretty well sums up what you can expect to see when its really pumping. The wedge is an awesome and unpredictable display of blond haired teenagers vs nature. Its widely considered to be the best bodysurfing beach in America. Sit for an hour or two on a day like today, and you are pretty much guaranteed to see someone get absolutely destroyed. Often, the ambulances park right along side the beach waiting to cart the unlucky ones away. On the weekends, the news vans and the crowds will be there too, watching “safely” from the beach. Every once in a while, a rogue wave will roll in our of nowhere and smash the crowd too. Tensions between the swimmers can run high in the water. People have died surfing the wedge. Although Balboa Peninsula is one of the safest and nicest areas in Southern California, its not uncommon to see screaming match or even the occasional fist fight at the wedge. I’ve dared to get in the water during a south swell two or three times, but I usually wont attempt any wave over ten feet. The fear of sustaining a serious injury without health insurance usually keeps me on the beach. I’d rather be snapping pictures than snapping my neck .
