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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. […]

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SwellBrains | May 21, 2014
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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 […]

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SwellBrains | June 15, 2013
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