“Once a couple of big swells come in the sand will move and the side wave will usually stop working. A high-surf warning has been in effect for Southern California. On Friday, with waves topping 20 feet, it killed a man a rare death at a place that would seem to invite it. The Wedge is located at the intersection of the beach and the man-made jetty that forms the breakwater on the western side of Newport harbor entrance. The explosive Wedge surf break in Newport Beach has left generations of daredevils with broken bones and concussions. Because like many great things in life, this setup won’t last forever. The Wedge is a spot located at the extreme southeast end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California known for its large waves that makes it a popular spot for surfing and bodysurfing. A handful of Wedge regulars - mostly skimboarders - showed up to take advantage of the small but inviting barrels while the opportunity presented itself over the weekend. And like a clean shave, an off season touch of south swell groomed the wave itself with a fresh face.
The result? All that sand setting up perfectly for the trademark side wave washing off the jetty. “This winter has had a lot of north wind, which has moved a ton of sand next to the Wedge jetty,” photographer and Wedge regular Brent Weldon told The Inertia.
So to hear that the spot recently gave a taste of rare, enjoyable offseason conditions, our ears perked up with a different kind of intrigue this weekend. The Wedge.We’re still a couple of months out from our ears perking up at every south swell to brush across the California coast and simultaneously asking, “So, is the Wedge firing?” Carnage is what we typically expect, with the occasional victorious escape and a handful of viral board transfers every time Newport’s funkiest wave turns on in the late spring and summer months. Todays tide times for Newport Bay Entrance, California ( 0.6 miles from The Wedge) Next high tide in Newport Bay Entrance, California is at 4:37 AM, which is in 6 hr 45 min 34 s from now. See more photos of the Wedge taken recently.īreaking wave, fast motion and blur. Don’t get caught inside during a closeout set. The result is a big, sucking, foam-filled donut. Incoming waves reflecting off the adjacent jetty combine with the next wave to form a doubled-up triangular mutant mountain wave that pitches over thick and fast in surprisingly shallow water. However, these days boards rule the Wedge, working the place with bodyboards and standup. The old-school still bodysurfs the Wedge by virtue of a local ordinance that forbids any boards in the water between 10am and 5pm. 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 (quite fine) local girls, crunching bones as he returned to the beach. 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.
The Wedge in Newport Beach is one of the world’s most notorious and exciting bodysurfing spots. Kirk Blackman, September swell Newport Beach, California. Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USAĪ large, powerful wave breaks with offshore winds at the Wedge in Newport Beach. A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach.
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