Photos of the Wedge (27 images)
The Wedge in Newport Beach is one of the world's most notorious and exciting bodysurfing spots. Locals in the 70's and 80's developed a reputation for getting barreled in the bruising, thick wave while risking being pile-driven onto the sand if they got sucked over. Growing up in Newport in the 60s and 70s, I remember many times sirens would sound down Newport Boulevard as an ambulance raced to the Wedge to attend to some poor soul who had gone over the falls trying to impress his buds or the...
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Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge....
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Ugly wave, the Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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Tube, the Wedge. Newport Beach, California,...
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Ugly wave, the Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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Shorebreak. The Wedge, Newport Beach,...
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Kirk Blackman, Newport Beach. California, USA,...
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Bodyboarder, the Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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Ron Ziebell, the Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the...
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A crowd. The Wedge. Newport Beach, California,...
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Tanner Ferrell, The Wedge, overcast day....
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Tropical-looking summer water, the Wedge....
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Wave breaking, tube, The Wedge, Newport Beach....
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Breaking wave. The Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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Kirk Blackman, September swell Newport Beach,...
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Cotton candy lip. The Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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The Wedge. Newport Beach, California, USA,...
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A wall of gooey red tide foam, close out. The...
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He made it. The Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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Milo Rodriguez catches air. The Wedge. Newport...
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Backwash tosses up a foamy lip. The Wedge....
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Lip throws out, boogie boarder about to take...
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The Wedge. Newport Beach, California, USA,...
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Foamy barrel. The Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge....
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Backlit wave, the Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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Backlit wave, the Wedge. Newport Beach,...
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