Surfing legend Laird Hamilton makes daring rescue in 25-foot "Wedge" waves. — -- Thousands of spectators lined the beach as surfers, bodyboarders, and other brave athletes went headlong into ...

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Next best thing from being there? Hit play above, and enjoy the carnage and chaos of the Wedge’s season-opener swell from the safety of your screen. Brent Weldon, SoCal surf filmmaker, documented the ...

Have you been surfing the Wedge for awhile or are you newer to the scene? I’ve been surfing the Wedge since I was 11 years old, so 13 years ago. My first session, Bobby Okvist brought me out and ...

When the swell has a bit of east in it, or is just a broken up swell, the Wedge can provide some of the biggest barrels on the Durban beachfront, and offers rare lefts for the goofy-footers who never ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Known for its 30-foot waves, the Wedge in Newport Beach is one of Southern California's most iconic surfing sports. Now it's also a movie star. The filmmakers behind "Dirty Old ...

When the wild waves wake up at the Wedge, the monster surf break always puts on a show. “Most days, it doesn’t even break, but when it does, people stop what they are doing and they walk like zombies, ...

May 9th, 1966 -- Miki Dora and Phil Edwards were the Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning of their day, "ten toes over" the radical move, and the world was wide open for surfing. Except in Newport Beach, ...