Lived on the Balboa Peninsula (Miramar and I Street) from the mid 60's to the mid 70's, and when the swell got like this we would grab our fins and boogie type boards and try to ride those rollers. Some times I would be digging sand out of cracks and orifices for days afterwards. Definitely worth it!
Plenty of people's comments have covered the music issue well. Was just thinking with those waves breaking so close to shore that all those seagulls are hanging out to clean up the fragments. It looks like riding the wave is like 5 sec then you gotta bail so you don't pound sand. Killer waves. Is there like a coastal shelf drop off just off shore making those things break so close?
Dudes surf this just to get destroyed,I have a home break called Dumpers that works on a big SW but no where near as heavy as this,you dudes are nuts!!
What was the swell direction this day? It’s angled up perfect for a sarf. I live in newp and it’s not often you see the wedge this truly rideable. I’ve definitely had a few close paralyzers out there in my day. I got into my first tube as a young lad at the wedge on a monster back door close out. I will remember that vision forever. Good times. Thanks for the vid brother dawg🤙
@@Tribblepuppy You're an idiot. It didn't come off of Baja. It came off of mainland Mex. And it was a Southeast hurricane swell. "It's better to be thought a fool then to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." Abraham Lincoln
This particular swell was a rare SE (Southeast) hurricane swell that came off of mainland Mexico. Hurricane Marie. I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure to surf it two days at two different locations that take that direction. Newport Point was absolutely epic and believe it or not.... Doheny was really good too. Doheny faces SE directly and was super huge and more manageable for older surfers with a lot of experience who wanted the pleasure of big surf without getting beaten to death like what was happening at just about every south facing beach those 3 epic days. 🤙😀
You can tell it is a hurricane swell because the lips are relatively thin, a Southern Hemi pushes more water because it is farther away making the lips much thicker and twice as powerful.
The part of "prepping for the Wedge" was more exhilarating then the "shore break smash" that took place time again. ,, if anything you can say you did it,,,,,
I was a Huntington/Seal Beach guy, did Wedge a few times but never seen anything like that. Lived in Kehei, Maui a couple years they have McKenna Beacn sweels that droppen you right on the beach......'60 - .70s
The biggest wave here didn't get over 10-foot. Where do you see 20 to 25? I surfed the Wedge 50% bigger this in 1996 on the biggest swell southern cal had in 50 years and it didn't get over 14-foot.
Back in the 60s nobody would have taken a board out at the Wedge. It was bodysurfers only, and not that many. I was the first female, then there was another in the late 60s, but it was a small group who bodysurfed there. It broke a little differently back then and sometimes you could take off on the jetty side wave and make it across the big peak. No boards and no sponge back then. It was great!
@@mamacitadelosperros533 I was there in 1951, before the crowds started coming in like your crew. Plenty of boards, Hard to miss unless you're blind. I girl we knew named Cassie and her friends bodysurfed there for years, you definitely weren't the first.
Only bodyboarding Is suitable for these type of waves. Even then your back is going to get effed up hard. The board will survive though. Even though that seems more like double to triple overhead at most. I don’t know though. Some of the OGs would know more.
Nice video, but the music makes me feel like I'm watching a Bowflex infomercial.
I have never seen the Wedge like this before but the music kills it horribly.
Cue the music! Oooooh yeeeeah...get totally ripped with the Bowflex. *manly voice
Shake Weight
That song lasted so long, thought I was trippin for a sec
That’s definitely a acid track
I’m going to be humming this in my head for the rest of the day , fuck
Good job getting that footage, looks tough with all the people and the waves splashing over the hump..
Lived on the Balboa Peninsula (Miramar and I Street) from the mid 60's to the mid 70's, and when the swell got like this we would grab our fins and boogie type boards and try to ride those rollers. Some times I would be digging sand out of cracks and orifices for days afterwards. Definitely worth it!
Don't know what y'all are talking about, this music is totally radical dudes! It's a little beach blanket bebop but so slayerish dudes!
All time!!! How do sponges even paddle out when it’s that heavy?!
The swell was soooo SSE it's amazing how big and how much got in there,
The Point was all time, but pumps on that angle normally....
It looks like the music is the real winner here!
Finally, some 20 foot waves, it only took 5 videos ;-)
This is 6-8 feet. I don’t know where all this 20 foot plus is coming from
@@ikaikasai9022 what’re you talking about? Some of these waves are at least triple overhead
Plenty of people's comments have covered the music issue well. Was just thinking with those waves breaking so close to shore that all those seagulls are hanging out to clean up the fragments. It looks like riding the wave is like 5 sec then you gotta bail so you don't pound sand. Killer waves. Is there like a coastal shelf drop off just off shore making those things break so close?
great footage ...and spot on edit..not sure about your tunes dude..each to their own. . . charging them looks wicked
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Dudes surf this just to get destroyed,I have a home break called Dumpers that works on a big SW but no where near as heavy as this,you dudes are nuts!!
Love the waves 🌊 beautiful view 🙌😁
Dear SoCalVideos, hi,
What is the name of the song and the group, please? AMAZING! I loves Wedge. Marcelo Baglione from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
What happened to all the bodysurfing?
Around 1982 I was there,easy top 3 best waves ever double the size here and almost perfect condition
What was the swell direction this day? It’s angled up perfect for a sarf. I live in newp and it’s not often you see the wedge this truly rideable. I’ve definitely had a few close paralyzers out there in my day. I got into my first tube as a young lad at the wedge on a monster back door close out. I will remember that vision forever. Good times. Thanks for the vid brother dawg🤙
Swell is coming from the south/southwest. Caused by a tropical storm or hurricane down off the Baja Peninsula.
@@Tribblepuppy You're an idiot.
It didn't come off of Baja. It came off of mainland Mex. And it was a Southeast hurricane swell.
"It's better to be thought a fool then to open ones mouth and remove all doubt."
Abraham Lincoln
This particular swell was a rare SE (Southeast) hurricane swell that came off of mainland Mexico.
Hurricane Marie. I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure to surf it two days at two different locations that take that direction.
Newport Point was absolutely epic and believe it or not.... Doheny was really good too. Doheny faces SE directly and was super huge and more manageable for older surfers with a lot of experience who wanted the pleasure of big surf without getting beaten to death like what was happening at just about every south facing beach those 3 epic days. 🤙😀
*Do yourself a favor; After one minute, hit mute......OMG the relief!*
Hahaha
where can i get a copy of this music?? i heard this on a all male porno movie
Epic video on all counts!!
2017 and I'm just watching it.......but still amazing, the Little Nazare!!
Why not the sound of the ocean?
4:16 had me amazed OMG
No way I actually said that 😭
Credit your music please!!!! How hard is that? Pumping Wedge, Bravo!
You can tell it is a hurricane swell because the lips are relatively thin, a Southern Hemi pushes more water because it is farther away making the lips much thicker and twice as powerful.
The part of "prepping for the Wedge" was more exhilarating then the "shore break smash" that took place time again. ,, if anything you can say you did it,,,,,
Jim Paull yep, hearing the thump while you suit up by your car was fucking one of the best feelings of my life.... so exciting and scary
I was a Huntington/Seal Beach guy, did Wedge a few times but never seen anything like that. Lived in Kehei, Maui a couple years they have McKenna Beacn sweels that droppen you right on the beach......'60 - .70s
bailing at 4:00 because the music.
I made it to 2:52. Arguably the worst soundtrack ever.
Music sound's like Gary Hoey? Nice video.
Wedge looks like south side 13th st. Awesome unsurfable. It fun watching people try to make these look good on film lol
I didn't see one surfable wave, or anyone not being shoulder hopped
Okay great video but the music is burned into my brain forever!
Bruh thats only like 4 feet I would know I’m from hawaii
Bruh
dude that is way bigger than 4 feet i can tell you that
The biggest wave here didn't get over 10-foot. Where do you see 20 to 25?
I surfed the Wedge 50% bigger this in 1996 on the biggest swell southern cal had in 50 years and it didn't get over 14-foot.
I've noticed that it seems like some days the surf is bigger than other days
Is this the new metallica song?
9:13 getting some air time!
When the surf is going over the jetty you know it's dangerous.
I like the video very much, but did u need to ruin it by playing the same song over and over for 16 minutes?
What happens when one of these monsters closes out and crushes you like at 15:30? Seriously curious because we don’t get waves like this where I live.
its actually pretty deep out where those close outs come in from the right. you get dragged pretty far if you dont get deep tho.
I would love to give that wave a go.
no you would not.
I'm guessing the title to this song in the video is "As Corny As It Gets"
10/30/2019 good ol' brea california usa at florida USA TODAY
See it breaking in the channel. Looks huge in the Harbor even
9:14 About as much air as I've seen anyone get there.
How could someone take an amazing swell and make an unwatchable video with that fucking soundtrack/song?!
One thing i remember about THE Wedge, were the whirl pools. You gotta catch the wave because of that. Gravels was safer...
Dude-do-dee-do-do-dont.
70,s free ride music,only thing missing is David Stanfieid narrating and 15 minutes less tea bagging footage .
Clean up close out comin through!
😱🙈🙀
9:13 Superman is flying! 😲
Dudes I have nightmares of the surf looking like this
Watching that huge peak come in from outside is the stuff of nightmares. Suicidal Death Waves.
Is 9:03 Tyler Stanaland?
9:12 super jump!!
The average in between wave is about a few feet overhead, so call it 10ft foot. Most set waves are double overhead. 20-25ft?? That’s ludicrous.
anybody think to ask the maker of this video if this is HIS OWN music?
Essa onda é imperfeita! Merda de onda quebradeira.
Back in the 60s nobody would have taken a board out at the Wedge. It was bodysurfers only, and not that many. I was the first female, then there was another in the late 60s, but it was a small group who bodysurfed there. It broke a little differently back then and sometimes you could take off on the jetty side wave and make it across the big peak. No boards and no sponge back then. It was great!
You weren't the first female
Also there were boards, why are you lying?
@@Michael-cs3li Really? Who was? I started bodysurfing with my brother there in about 1959.
@@Michael-cs3li Nobody was board surfing there in 1959. Were you there?
@@mamacitadelosperros533 I was there in 1951, before the crowds started coming in like your crew. Plenty of boards, Hard to miss unless you're blind. I girl we knew named Cassie and her friends bodysurfed there for years, you definitely weren't the first.
🌊✌👌🇧🇷👍Pictures, music...💙🌎🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
So rather than turning off the volume, most of you preferred to listen to the soundtrack and complain about it.
80s music and huge waves=SERIOUS INJURY😆
Loved the music!
25 ft???
Need to zoom in more too much looks like I'm standing on the beach.
Epic day , but choose you waves carefully...
Try the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 9th symphony. A much better vibe.
Kick ass video!
Such an angry fucking wave, was out on big Wednesday back in the day with Stewart and Slater and it was a fucking god damn monster......
That wave at the 2 min mark was perfect to drop into yet all these posers just let it go.
Waves look chaotic
2 to 5 ft?
Soundtrack available on i-kooks.
Must be as many fish in the water as surfers- look at all the seagulls!
Only bodyboarding Is suitable for these type of waves. Even then your back is going to get effed up hard. The board will survive though. Even though that seems more like double to triple overhead at most. I don’t know though. Some of the OGs would know more.
15:08 Imagine you have to duck that. Also, when the wave carries boards you know it's serious.
Lol nah it’s cuz people don’t wear leashes
JESUS CHRIST look at those waves!!!
20 to 25'!!! Bit of an overestimate to bring in viewers. Pretty cool just the same.
Tom Bulger That cleanup set at 4:25 was 20’
@@A-FrameWedge nice😀
15:24 .....OUCH!
Should play Rag Doll a couple times
What big eyes you have 20/25 ft!!!!!
id say 15+ occ 18-20 footer there
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Damn killer song! What is it?
Ahh but for the occasional intrepid sponge rider,
Mostly unridden. But the paddle out at the wrong time makes everyone a winner who got out.
20-25ft he reckons
Still waiting to see anything near "20-25 feet".....
Holy shit 2014 was 5 years ago, times flying
Seven years now
Solid 15-18 ft but nothings looking over 18 ft..
I have seen a wave so big it broke all of the way across the channel. As I watched I though that wave was ridable. Frontslider.
01/01/78 twice this big. The only way in is to paddle around the channel. No boats out for the whole day. To big...
can"t you catch one so mini by
Yea, I was hoping for the sound of the surf. Not your garage band.
너무 위험하다.... Too many dangerous. Those are crazy guys...
The music is very good , who plays ??
Im waiting for the 25 foot waves🤔
so thats like 11-15 ft hawaiian
Power Power POWER 🌊🏄🌊🏄👍👍👍👍
Moronic muzak..thankful for mute option
Great footage though
Great footage!!!! But music has to go. I even silence it more listenable than what’s playing
Awesome photography. Would rather hear the ocean than guitar..
Music is seriously bad.. otherwise great vid.
been that bodyboarder at 14:45 too many times
Amazing vídeo and waves, but terrible sound choice
20-25 feet my ass!! More like 6-8 feet Hawaiian scale.