The Wedge

USA / California / Newport Beach /
 water, breakwater
The Wedge is probably the most famous wave in Newport Beach. It is definitely the most dynamic and dangerous wave. It is located at the very end of the Balboa Peninsula snuggled right up next to the beach side of the northern jetty of the Newport Harbor entrance.

The wave itself is a freak of human engineering…the Army Corp of Engineer designed and built the harbor jetty, which makes the wave what it is…defining everything from its shape to its power, on the right swell it can break the 18-20’ range…maybe even bigger.

There are actually two waves in the Wedge area...one is the Wedge proper right next to the jetty and the second wave is called another nasty shorebreak of a wave called Cylinders, which is up the beach a short ways.



Check out the surf via webcam:
www.surfline.com/surf-report/the-wedge-southern-califor...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wedge_(surfing)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   33°35'34"N   117°53'0"W

Comments

  • I almost drowned there when I was 3. It was in the Daily Pilot. (Newport Beach newspaper).
  • see the endless summer for examples of the wave
  • go anywhere other than wedge.
This article was last modified 11 years ago