Crash of the Week: “The Wedge” Newport Beach, CA We need more crash of the week material. ย 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. ย When a wave tosses you off the lip, it’s bad. ย 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 Wedgeย is aย surfing,ย bodyboardingย andย bodysurfingย spot located at the extreme east end of theย Balboa Peninsulaย inย Newport Beach, California. During a south swell of the right size and direction, the Wedge can produce huge waves up to 30 feet (9.1ย m) high.โ – wikipedia The Wedge […] Surf SwellBrains | June 15, 2013 5 Comments