Shorebreak at the Wedge :: Photo Of The Day and Natural History Commentary

9/21/2006

Shorebreak at the Wedge

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Latitude: 33° 35' 36.81" N, Longitude: 117° 52' 53.97" W, Coord: 33.593561°, -117.88166°
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Another morning at the Wedge. I sympathize with this guy as I have eaten more than my fair share of shorebreak sand too. It looks like the lip caught him in the back of the head just after this shot was taken. And this is only a small inside shorebreak, not a set wave. Some days Wedge waves are so mutant that, combined with crossed-up backwash, they have the potential to work you at any time.

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Shorebreak. The Wedge. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA.
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Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA
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My guess is this guy shrugged it off and paddled out on the next backwash. Just one more reason to love a September southern hemi swell in southern Orange County…

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