Surf’s up — and then some — at the Wedge in Newport
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A surfer drops into the peak of a giant wave Wednesday at the Wedge in Newport Beach, where swells generated from storms in the South Pacific days earlier attracted surfers looking to challenge the big waves.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
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A surfer is thrown off his board while riding a wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach on Wednesday as large swells were hitting the beach from storms in the South Pacific.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
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A surfer walks up the beach with a broken board after riding a big wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach on Wednesday.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
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A surfer drops into a giant wave Wednesday at the Wedge in Newport Beach, where swells generated from storms in the South Pacific attracted surfers looking to challenge the big waves.
Adventure-seeking surfers turned out Wednesday at the Wedge in Newport Beach, where swells from storms in the South Pacific days earlier generated big waves for those up for the challenge.
The forecast at Surfline.com called for 8- to 11-foot waves at the Wedge on Thursday and 6 to 9 feet Friday.
