Biggest Waves I've EVER Seen at the Wedge in Newport Beach
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- The Wedge, Biggest Waves I've seen there.
I shot both Saturday July 4th and Sunday July 5th.
I watched the surf reports for a couple weeks, saw the swell but wasn't expecting this!
I woke up way too early on Saturday July 4th to chase this swell hoping that it would at least bring overhead plus waves. The 4:30am alarm was worth it.
Surfers include: Jamie O'Brien, Blair Conklin, Brad Domke, Kenny Kuypers, Tyler Thornsley and others.
I've chased plenty of waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach but gotta admit, this swell brought some of the largest waves that I've seen there.
Music: First Song: Dan Zeitune All other music by: Modern Aquatic
Sir, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, in your case behind the lens. Best coverage hands down on these 2 days. Insane crisp video and angle of attack. I grew up in NB in the 60s and 70s so know the wedge well. Beautiful coverage, thank you.
Clouds Rain thank you for the kind words!
What he said 😎
Damn generator-- tried and say-- it as me?
Clouds Rain. Me too. And I have scars to prove it. And thought it was fun. It was. 😬😎
How old are you ?
I’ve been surfing the wedge for almost 40 yrs.It was definitely an amazing day.I wanted to say I met JOB in the line up and he was a nice guy.Jamie did snake me on one wave though..lol I’m Kidding ,I was exhausted and probably shouldn’t have even swung around for it anyway.A few waves later I was paddling out and Jamie took one of the gnarliest take off’s I’ve ever seen there,I bit the bullet to not get in his way ,I hope he appreciated it. Lol. Just wanted to say you caught the epic day well and did it justice .thanks 👍👍
1:31 J.O.B. PURE balls!
Slab technique in another level
Thought that was him.
OoOoOo AnDrEw OoOoOo lmao
Yours is maybe the 4th UA-cam channel’s footage I’ve watched from that day. Beautifully shot. Best footage I’ve seen.
brynot thank you! I appreciate it
Agreed, best footage yet. Best angle and distance. Best quality!
I always like to see footage of the wedge because I grew up there, but the biggest I’ve ever seen was back around 1976-77 25’-30’ foot waves with tubes so big you could fit a semi-truck in them.
77 I remember that swell vividly !! And I was surfing Newport. I'll never forget that swell , it was epic....and a little frightening.
Best escape from work are these videos. Thank you.
Thanks!
Body surfed the wedge one day waaay back. My mom had told me not to go there because she knew a doctor at Hoag hospital that told her about people being paralyzed there somewhat frequently. So, I went there of course. On a small wave for the day, maybe 20 minutes in, I got tossed and hit my head on the ground so hard I heard a pop. While being tumbled around I put my hand to my face to see if I could. Scared the hell out of me. I had surfed and body surfed everywhere along southern California by then and never hit my head on the ground let alone so bluntly. I got out and never went back in the water at the wedge again. So I have huge respect for anyone out there any day let alone a massive day, especially surfing it. My God no. You guys are F'ing legends.
that's gotta be the most perfect series of events at 6:18. is it just me or did the duck diver get run over like a speedbump?
Grey Matters yep!
@@BradJacobson So I liked this video so much that I shared it! I have a question though, I can't find the name of the songs or bands at 3:25 and 6:30 by plugging in the lyrics which is what I normally do. Can you tell me the name of that/those bands so I can add them to my life's soundtrack?
@@o0GrayMatters0o Both are "Modern Aquatic"
Amazing footage. I love going to the Wedge to watch the surfers. Also, you should probably mention that Newport Beach flooded the night of the 3rd. Reason why the waves looked the way they did. High Tide caused by a full moon and astrological alignment of 3 planets.
Thanks!
Awesome video! After high school graduation (1971) my girlfriend (now wife) and I rented a duplex on the beach. We were on Seashore drive not far from the Wedge. We would hang out at night at the Wedge just to hear the sound of those massive waves crashing on the beach. Those were the days. 8-)
3:05 Jamie O'Brian!
and 1:30
@@braeden4187 o ya
8:57 too, next Day, B!
Music-8. First 2 tracks good. 3rd track meeehhh. Arrangement-10. Wave size-9.5 Overall edit score- 9.8. One of the best Wedge edits ever.
Got to say you caught it all; doing (& showing) exactly what the Wedge does best! Excellent editing! [I bodysurfed '66 - '69] This was a real joy! Thank you for sharing your art!
Dude, these are amazing waves! Been surfing everywhere in Southern California since 1970. I've never seen waves this big ever! Awesome!
Best waves AND best place to get trashed too... be careful at the wedge, it is unforgiving of mistakes! Dude at 8:30 bit it hard!
Surfed the River Mouth just up the road as big and bigger than this quite a few times in the ‘80s - ‘90s. Black’s could get huge and very unforgiving, and a few other spots. Cheers.
You nailed it. Made me feel like I was there. Mahalo braddah!
Thanks!
I love the super chill, relaxing indi-pop music over absolute carnage. Love the Vid!
Thanks!
Jamie and Blair sending it on the soft tops 🌬🌊🤙🏼
those gays charge so hared
Lol
Do you know why they use soft tops? I've been wondering for a while.
@@waltysalamander well first off they're super durable and wont break like a fiberglass board second they're sponsored by Catch Surf with pro models so they gotta rep the brand and third they're buoyant as shit
@@justinmckenzie7213 Ok. Thanks
Brings back youthful memories of why I love, hate but mostly respect The Wedge!
This is addicting. I've literally only body-surfed much smaller waves, and can't do this yet until I figure out how to get the time and experience to get even half this good.
That's the biggest I"ve seen the Wedge, too. Previous was 20 feet. This is getting into Mavericks type territory.
I wouldn't go as far as to putting the Wedge in the same conversation with Mavs. Two completely different beasts. I'd take a wave on the head at the Wedge over Mavs everytime, everyday..
Nah no way. Mavericks way more dangerous.
It’s so bad ass when you can tell when JOB is catching a wave, especially since I’m from Mississippi!!!
Stay psyched 🤙🤙🤙😎
@whoisjob is the man. He kills it on every type of wave and board
His style is unmistakable.
I just wish the background sound was the beach rather than the soundtrack. Great video altogether though!
But imagine if he didn't put any music at all... there would be all these people again writing comments like "where is the music bro?" and others liking those comments and bitchin' forever. There's a word for it, it's called unappreciation dude... the video is great as is, and in the surf culture there are always music artists that want to promote theirselves with happy videos like that, I too adore the sound of the sea but you cannot have it all, if you want the real thing go out there and dive in or watch the waves at the beach. If you can't... well there are other countless videos out there with natural sound. Just ENJOY... peace and love
I dunno about that. This second song starting at 3:25 is pretty cool! (Not the one before.) modern aquatic, eh? I’ll check ‘em out!
Best wedge footage and the biggest footage I’ve seen all year. That swell is maxed out. Looks like Waimea! 💯✅👍🏼🇺🇸
It was an insane day! Thanks for watching.
I'm standing up and giving a slow clap for the photographer, amazing footage! I'm speechless👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Wow, thank you!
huge Wedge! the king tide really helped the swell.
Also, cool to see Blair & Jaime on the vid
We agree!
Excellent video Brad; superb editing! Size-wise the 4th was arguably the biggest I've seen. I was there pre-boards (even 'belly' boards were rare) '66 - '69. We had some boomers, but "arguably" 7/04/20 holds the size contest for me. Of course now I'm 1,200 miles & a flat screen away (50+ years, too)!
Thanks again Brad ~
Great videography. Interesting comparison to Brent Weldon's very long instant video, which with its more head-on point of view and longer segments provided a good deal of info on how waves were caught (and not), exited (or not), and some ideas about style and technique for bodyboard and surfboard. A bit unusual for him. This one, of course, was spectacular entertainment, making really effective use of the diagonal views and morning sun, from both directions. A situation where local knowledge makes for good catches.
BlueRusso thanks for the feedback!
These are some of the best surfers on the west coast... and some of them got tossed pretty hard! Great Video!
Good stuff👍. It seems a lifetime ago but I never got to surf anything that heavy, guys r having a blast. Great job filming
Thanks!
JOB went back to Hawaii and missed this epic swell by a day or two. This def is biggest Wedge I remember seeing. Amazing.
Great footage of The Wedge at its most epic.
SubGrappling 805 thanks!!
In 1989 the waves were even bigger. There were only two people in the water. Yes I was one of them, the current was pulling me toward the pier, the lifeguard saw this, swam out and took me right under the pier to the other side. I didn't want to admit that I "needed" his help to begin with, but I was so scared that I would be slammed into one of the posts that hold the pier up, so I thanked him. He saved my ass!
Love hearing the stories, Thats for sharing.
That day was sick. Had Jamie Obrien out there on the softop crushing it as always..
I think so. I'll check it out.
@@BradJacobson I'm pretty sure that was him launching off the back.
Is that JOB at 1:32 , that was so sick!! Backdoored that thing!!
wow these wedge videos keep popping off, absolutely amazing
Thanks!
last time i was at the wedge, i got a huge 35 footer and it was a bouncer, so i jumped at least 9 or 10 feet.
Omg0:58. Was like a 30ft wave at the wedge
Sam Gates there were a few insane sets
Really great footage
Thank you
Such fun...miss the Cali coast!
2:52 craziest sponging line i have ever seen, insane move into the top of the wave for the barrel then flips at the end just insane
Soo thankful for this vid!!
Mad shots...Love it from down under👍
Thanks for the kind comment!
Great stuff.... Still remember Terry W. on bigger stuff in the 80's but this was close.
I've seen bigger. In the early eighties I was living on the peninsula and saw sets breaking over the Jetty and well into the harbor entrance.
That must have been awesome to watch!
@@BradJacobson there was also flooding like what's happening now, with little walls of whitewater going down 34th street all the way to the harbor.
@@danielbenfreeman Was this during El Nino?
@@pyrovania don't remember.
True story. NB, from the jetties to the wedge, was my 2nd home in the 80's (early 90's).
Biggest Wedge I ever saw was I believe month was August 1977. On that swell saw at least a 20 ft wave break in front of the CdM jetty, and Wedge are almost always twice as big as the waves in the CdM side
awesome. Best footage from the day
JJ's House Of Jams thank you
The Wedge breaking with morning glass. Maybe they call it jello now. I never hear glass mentioned. Summer and foggy morning glass. Newport, and a lot of SoCal has a special morning glassy water surface. Surfing is great, but morning glass surfing is amazing. The wedge in summer, cool early morning, foggy and glassy, warm water and a big south swell..
Well into video,is that a MR twin fin? Well ridden,well shot. Also liked the skimboarder! G'day M8,from Down Under. Boogers (boogie boarders) Paradise,wherever this is!
What gear do you use? The images are gorgeous.
clarkewi thanks! I use the Canon 1DX Mark ii with the Canon 400mm 2.8 lens.
Love watching Bodyboarders getting hammered!
Wow! I've gotten into two 20' ers at the wedge in '85. I thought that was monstrous but theses look way bigger.
Never been there but how I love these big swell videos with the massive water buildup along the jetty during a north swell. Looks like the jaws of Godzilla rising from the depths.🙃😛🙃🤪🤩 Stay safe.😵💫😐
2:53 beautiful pull in
Awesome footage cheers
Thanks!
I believe it was around 1982,south swell from New Zealand 10 feet bigger giant train tubes,waves here are fun but tiny compared to 1982
Wow! Unreal footage, great music.. best video I've seen in a long time!
Thank you very much
i remember being there 7 years old for el nino 1997... twas epic
There is a place not too far from there the same size but good for surfing with big square tubes and much better shape and way longer rides. Like Pipeline but miles away from the Wedge at least a mile I think. I could tell you where but it might kill you.
Great photography !! At 9.58 does a drone get swallowed by the wave ?
Okay, I see it is a handheld camera disappearing under the the front of the wave.
epic footage and very listenable...thank you.
Thanks for the nice comment!
Holy shit that boogie boarder at like 2:50 rocked it
01:31 - pretty sick. Backside late takeoff, grabs the rail, drags his hand to stall into the barrel and comes out clean.Looks like the same guy at 02:20
Yep, that's Jamie O'Brien (JOB)
@@BradJacobson Oh, OK. That's probably why UA-cam started recommending Jamie's videos to me - which is a little scary. I'm an independent corporate video producer in Costa Mesa, BTW, but didn't make it to Newport to see the swell, so thanks for the great footage!
Brad your editing skills are sooo on point!
Thanks!
8:46 wave of the year
Late August, 1975- @least 10’ bigger. Ask Terry Wade.
I would have love to have seen it! Bet it was insane.
Nice footage of beautiful Wedge surf. I tend to prefer the sound of the surf/beach over a soundtrack, but that's just me. Carry on.
Thanks! I also released a "non-music" version. It's on my channel.
LIVIN IN GOD'S ART!!!💋
I've seen it twice this big. Top of the poles. 🌊
Omg :58 was like a 35 ft wave at the wedge
Sam Gates there were some insane sets
Unreal
Probably the best wedge edit I’ve ever seen.
Thanks!
What band at 9 minutes?
Dan Zeitune
They go in but they don't come out?
Not often!
10:25-10:34 What a scenery😍
Raw beefs has some good footage too, and great commentary.
🤩 lived here most of my life. Nice
Awesome break
Very good conditions too!
I was at Cotton's same day 7-4-2020, really good swell..
While watching - Did you FEEL yourself making the Bottom-Turns (While in your Chair ?)
Beautiful
Thank you
Just loved the video!
If you see one guy out there riding these massive waves with a tanky foamie it's either an idiot or JOB! ;)
Thanks!
Love the wedge!😎
Such a fun place!
I can see why this place churns out so many quadriplegics. Mountainous waves breaking right on the sand.
Impressive footage !!
Many thanks!
Awesome video! Great camera work, Sir!!!
Thanks!
@@BradJacobson You're welcome...keep up the great work!
I have seen something kind of like this 8 or 10 times before there body surfing but bigger. I have nothing more to add.
I sponged on a day with 12 -15 overhead, nothing like it in cali! 🔥🔥🔥 #ChronicTacos4Life
As if the penn isn't crazy enough of the 4th, add this swell...dayum
Love Love Love this! Thanks so much!
Same-as-it-ever-was... great footage though ; )
Real nice footage and perfect editing well done 👍
Thanks for the nice comment.
Seeing the surfers get swept in the waves is scary asf
Newports gnarly big waves shallow water
5:32 You'd think it's Jaime O'Brien at Pipe, clinical drop into the barrel.
What’s going on with the streets flooding??? We don’t have anything here in Santa Monica
We didn't get it here in LA.
Absolutely agree! Love watching this video you made and edited of those days! (BW made a recent slo-mo, today I believe, that's great. Just sayin'...) Thanks again!
Epic day. Even epic-er edit. So well done
Yeah right! That bowl section-- is, a place called: Horseshoes-- tropical! Sand, cannot produce that!
Bowlv Wvr! Tropical language! Brazil has, such a bowl, as well!
Fantastic footage and Edit with music! ❤🌊🏄
Thanks! I appreciate the positive feedback.
Mad Video Lab Where’s a link
to those tunes
Love the music with these