Major Oil Spill in Pacific Ocean Closes Famous California Beaches A pipeline leak five miles off the coast of California has spilled more than 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the closure of a number of the state’s famous beaches. Related: Crews Begin Clean-Up of 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water Dumped in a California Canyon 13-miles of shoreline have been affected, with legendary surf […] SwellBrains | October 4, 2021 1 Comment
8-Foot Hammerhead Shark Sighting CLOSES 2-Miles of Newport Beach, CA Today Surfers and swimmers were called out of the El Nino heated 70ºF waters of Newport Beach, California today after an 8-foot Hammerhead Shark was spotted from the Newport pier. This was the second Hammerhead Shark sighting in southern California in the last month. Newport Beach, CA is home to the infamous “Wedge” surfing wave that kicks the heck outta body […] Industry News SwellBrains | October 19, 2015 0 Comments
Newport, CA Lifeguard Drowns Saving a Life | Paddle Out Ceremony: Over the 4th of July weekend some of the biggest swells of the year hit southern California and with this came great surf and perfect waves, but at the cost of a veteran lifeguard. Ben Carlson lost his life saving a swimmer on Sunday July 6th. They held a paddle out in his honor recently in Newport Beach. For those of you who don’t know a paddle out is done in surf communities when […] Surf Ryan Mulcahy | July 31, 2014 1 Comment
Crash of the Week: “The Wedge” Newport Beach, CA We need more crash of the week material. Yet, even if we had a lot of crash videos on here, they likely wouldn’t touch this wipeout. What you need to realize about this fall is that where he lands in that “water” is only about 12″ deep. When a wave tosses you off the lip, it’s bad. When “The Wedge” tosses you off the lip, you go skyward. Just watching this guy’s level of comfort in the air is hilarious. […] Surf SwellBrains | May 21, 2014 0 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Horrific Wipeouts and Open Tubes @ The Wedge, CA Last Week A rare, big, south, summer swell rolled into California last week and lite up The Wedge at Newport Beach, California. “The Wedge is a surfing, bodyboarding and bodysurfing spot located at the extreme east end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California. During a south swell of the right size and direction, the Wedge can produce huge waves up to 30 feet (9.1 m) high.” – wikipedia The Wedge […] Surf SwellBrains | June 15, 2013 5 Comments
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