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Check out this beautiful pic of some local SoCal surf. It was shot at a local bodysurfing spot here in the OC known as "The Wedge" - close to Newport Beach.

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I can't take credit for the pic. It was shot by a local resident. I just downloaded it from our local newspaper but I think it's a beautiful pic.

 
Great picture. Love the sunset in the background.
 
That is a wall hanger ocdart Thank you for posting that shot up, Beautiful picture!
 
It would be great to incorporate it on a Hang 10 Dart or Duster....
 
That's not close to Newport Beach, it's IN Newport Beach.

Right at the end of the peninsula and where the beach and north side jetty for the bay sticks out.

Cool pic. Used to hang out there quite a bit in HS and early college. Hotties.. EVERYWHERE!
 
crackedback said:
That's not close to Newport Beach, it's IN Newport Beach.
Right at the end of the peninsula and where the beach and north side jetty for the bay sticks out.
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Yeah, you and I know that but I figured out-of-staters wouldn't.
For those unfamiliar with it, the Wedge is a world-famous surfing and bodysurfing spot located at the extreme east end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach. During a south swell, the Wedge can produce huge waves up to 30 feet high.
The waves are a by-product of the rock jetty on the west side of the Newport Harbor entrance. When conditions are just right, and the waves approach the shore at the proper angle (south swells), an approaching wave will reflect off the jetty creating a second wave. The reflected wave meets up with the following wave of the set and forms a peak. Because of this effect, waves at the wedge are often several feet larger than waves at other south-facing beaches in Newport on any given day.
The Wedge only breaks big when intense Southern Hemisphere storms or large tropical depressions, and hurricanes send their energy from the proper SSW direction, primarily during the summer & fall months.
Here's a pic, shot from Corona Del Mar, of a 15-18 footer. You can see the rock jetty in the foreground.

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And here's bodysurfing at the Wedge

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And even better, the 'King of the Surf Guitar' Dick Dale immortalized the Wedge in music.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbonHS_mONo"]Dick Dale - The Wedge (Live on KEXP) - YouTube[/ame]
 
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