more an more people are faking their thumbnails..... super lame..... much worse the clickbait in my eyes..... hope people realize that this one step too far...
Wonder what 56th st looked like? I surfed there from the 60's through the 80'. At 69 years old I still get pumped watching RU-vid vids and wish I could still paddle out in those gnarly waves!!
Outstanding spectacle. Viewing this level of expertise, there is so much for an average surfer to learn - and take back to easier, smaller locations. So many quick, powerful reflexes on show here.
I used to bodysurf here as a teenager. It can be a small day 3-4' and then a freak set will completely surprise you at twice the height. The water moves so much that is very hard to get caught inside but once you commit, anything can happen.
I just started bodysurfing on my way to learning how to surf and I read a lot about this place. Great for bodysurfing if you know what you're doing but even then a lot of people die or end up paralyzed here. I've been learning on more beginner friendly waves out in huntington beach lol
@@SwagAli Seal Beach can be worse believe it or not during hurricanes in Baja... The difference is not in 🌊 size...but how it breaks. SEAL producers huge wedges too the difference can be fatal! Here at the wedge the lips crash into water...only a foot or two but still water...at Seal a 15 footer the lip will break on the sand sometimes...it's brutal! Next time there's a hurricane in Baja go down to the Southside pier at Seal and watch! The lips hit the sand and break left and right into the sand! Honest to God one time a backwash dislodged me from the wave 🌊 and I was in mid air and the lip caught me mid back and drove me into the sand! I remember I went limp like a wet noodle and actually did a summersault underneath the sand level and the wave spits me up onto the sand with both my heels cramped up against my buttocks in excruciating pain! The lifeguard ran down grabbed me by my arms and pulls me up onto the beach! Swear to God! Be careful! Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school CA ✌️❤️🇺🇸🛐🗽
Yep, the few times I surfed the Wedge it was like this; about 3 seconds of "YEEEEAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!" followed by being ground up on spin cycle for a couple minutes in the break zone followed by being spat onto the beach wondering what the hell happened and what was I doing there. Fun for all ages!!
Extremely dangerous - classmate Steve Northern became a quadriplegic surfing there. Before jettys were built, the mouth of Newport Bay (Corana Del Mar and The Wedge) was one of the best surfing spots in the world. The other side of the jetty, Corana del Mar, still gets nice big surf from southern storm created waves, but big waves at The Wedge break out of shape, resulting in only rare short rides, which this vid shows, end with being tumbled about in a washing machine. Not for me.
Just FYI: My uncle Bill surfed the area before jettys, and said the bottom had a much longer slope, which totally changed on The Wedge side, because natural deposits of sand and bottom sculpting were drastically altered. Back then, "When waves were big, you could ride from about where the jetty ends all the way to the beach." - and his "surfboard" was a homemade BIG plywood paddleboard! Must have been awesome.
Definitely bad idea to learn at this beach. Not a beginner spot. There are real consequences here. It's a consequential wave. It's a wave of consequence.
@@vickryan anything soy increases your estrogen....why theres been such a rash of breast cancer because all the soccer moms drinking and eating soy...theyre doing more harm than good for themselves
Many years ago my friend body surfed the biggest wave of the day at the Wedge. It was 25 feet. He washed up on the sand and laid there motionless. People walked by him and asked him why he was laying there like he was Bernie Lomax, or someone. Eventually he was able to get back up. These huge waves break on the shore. Going down head first into the sand is the easiest way to break your neck.
Many years ago, I ran into a man who was paralyzed from the neck down because he broke his neck surfing at the Wedge. He was cool. I remember he was sipping screwdrivers; he didn't live long afterward.
@@gambler213 That friend of mine died at age 42. Who knew that a fifth of vodka every day would do that to your liver? I always thought that a job would help him with stability in his life, but he was the kind of person who if you got him a job where you worked they would fire you that same time they fired him. He had what I refer to as a toxic work personality. 42 years without having to work for a paycheck is an accomplishment few people are able to achieve.
@@rickmorrow993 That's crazy, my best friend died at age 42. He was an alcoholic but he died from an overdose of an 8 ball. He too almost never worked in his life.
@@rickmorrow993 I've known many people like that. Some blame the booze. Some say they are lazy. Some say it's bad character. I've never met an addict who wasn't using drugs to keep some sort of demon in a hole. PTSD. Anxiety. Depression or some other form of mental illness or abuse always seemed to be at the bottom of it. Only seen a few overcome it. I'm one of them. I'm also autistic. To overcome the alcohol and drug abuse you have to deal with pain that's driving it. Ketamine infusion theraphy fixed the depression and anxiety that drove my excessive drinking. More people should know about the theraphy.
I’m so fascinated by this place and the size of the waves. I’m in “AWE” of this place and the brave people who get in that water.🧜♀️🧜♀️💊💊💊💗💗💗🗻⚓️⚓️🥁🥁🥉🎫🏊🏼♀️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🏊🏼♀️🏊🏼♀️🏊🏼♀️🏊🏼♀️
It is very shallow and often churning with sand. You wipe out in grit. Like any steep/fast shore break, people get hurt often. I've seen some bad things here.
I'm no surfer. But I've seen a lot of Wedge vids. Enough to know that no matter what, you will get tossed by a wave. Even if you had a great ride, it usually ends up under water. That's pretty rad. Balls to the wall, man.
Less skimboarders than I would have expected - based on your usual focus, and the description... But about as many as I would have expected, given the size. Were there any kneeboarders, perhaps missed by the camera, or left on the cutting room floor? It looks like there should've been... I saw someone claim that this was from 2009 - any chance you have the date handy?
Boy, I tell ya, I went to the wedge 3times in the 70s. And it was a lot different then Huntington Beach. I wonder why this particular part of Newport is SO different. My admiration for those who surf and swim in this place. Congrats to you brave people!
my older brother took me there when I was 13 or 14, it was not a small day but not honkin either. he taught me how to bail, and pray. i don't think my mom and dad knew, probably better.
4:04 mins in...the guy goin right!....Wrong LOL over the falls like a BOSSS!!! Right on! Lol chargin it bro! Killer waves and killer footage! Love it keep on keepin on bro!
@@dougdavis8986 Sorry sipercool….What are you jealous it wasn't you in that clip! LOL Please with all your supercoolness fill me in there dude on how I should have said it oh supercool one
I was a Boogey Boarder there about 20 years ago (moved out of area). I can say it looks the same. After a few waves you come out feeling like your head got pounded in a boxing match.
Go Ahead, take a ride on mother nature's waves! Lol. They're loving it, and deserve to. I have a 14ft solo skiff. I fun fish, catch and release only, in Marathon florida. Just being out in my boat, enjoying these fish, that crack me up. All these water hobbies we have, is just rue water therapy. Better than no other,. 😂 🌊 🙏
May I nominate Van Halen's, "Poundcake" as a suggested Wedge soundtrack for this very important and timely instructional on 'Board-Distancing' during 'The Rona' of 2020.
@@A-FrameWedge - I agree. Though my first preference would be the actual sound of all American politicians being hung, followed by Social Justice Warriors, Anyone who mentions race ever, and of course, Biden voters. The soundtrack of them dying...makes me tingle.
The Wedge just does not break the way it used to in the 80s and 90s. It's just a big clam shell into the sand. I think the Army Corp of Engineers messed it up when they tried to fix the falling massive boulders with small boulder and shards of granite. All they really need to do was put the fallen boulders back onto place. Frontslider.
Dont know why so many comments on the Thumbnail. not misleading if you've ever been there on a big day. the thumb is absolutely the Wedge. when I was there 20's were average with a few 25's & 30 footers. they just dont last long. they come up out of nowhere & drop like a rock. Scary.
