Big day at The Wedge -- July 24, 2009
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- Maybe not freight trains, but it was damn big at Newport Beach's infamous 'Wedge' on Friday, July 24. Body surfers, surfers, stand-up paddle boarders, and bodyboarders all took a crack at the big, powerful waves.
** UPDATE: A body surfer was killed at The Wedge a few hours after this footage was shot. My deepest condolences to his family.
in the 50s and 60s no one ever board surfed the wedge, I could be wrong but I body surfed the wedge during those years and it didn't happen, ever. Back then we all thought that anyone who would board the wedge would most certainly be killed. At age 66 it'd kill me now just body surfing; I think the wedge is a sport unto itself; once I saw Mickey Minoz body surf the wedge when it reached 17-25 feet. Just watching makes my COPD act up. Surfing is one of the greatest sports and is international in its reach.
i'd like to try it, but my balance is awful
In the 60s I think some guys rided wooden paipo boards prone at the Wedge, you can see it in "the endless summer" movie. In the movie the narrator said that was crazy dangerous, but Today you can see surf, SUP, all kind of hard boards, and more people in the water, that is even more dangerous
Hopefully it gets huge this summer!
great camera work, very steady, with good transitions. Loved it!
@mattcap333
Only one person died during this swell, 50-year old Monte Valadin. He had no business being out there bodysurfing. I used to bodysurf/bodyboard the Wedge at this size when I was in my early twenties. Now that that I'm mid-forties, you must know your limits.
used to love watching the wedge when it went big. such a cool looking wave
One thing I've liked very much in this surf video: to notice the sound of the ocean.
Hey Thanks for uploading this video. I heard today is going to be pretty crazy out there ... V ery Good Footage by way.
wait.... 2009?? wasnt boarding blackballed at the wedge in 2009 from may 1st to oct 31??
Is this a reef break?
Look at 0:17 the amount of surfers that went to the ground with the lip =O
i wouldn't want to be there
My deepest condolences to the Bodysurfer family =(
even being able to stand up on a wave like that takes skill
this is my favourite past time activitie. when the waves are high like this at the wedge, im there ;)
the stand-up at 1.32-1.48, who had right of way over the bodyboarder, gets my points for best ride.
waves at the wedge hit you like freight trains
Such a gnarly wave
@1:41 Bodyboarders head was almost skewered by the surfboard. That was way too close at those speeds.
There are one or two bails where it looks like they were flipped right over onto hard packed sand. Ouch.
I've never been surfing. It looks like fun. I rode the waves in from the ocean just on my bare body before. I imagine it being something like that but bigger waves and faster. Hmm... I want to go now. XD
thanks
that guy on the standup paddle board is super nuts...
Waves are superduper dude
are they sufing an "Ōkinanami","kyodainanami", or a"tsunami"?
those waves were huge and today they r about the same size maybe a little smaller but they r still pretty big wish i wudve gone today but school started today...............................
this is the best wipe-out vid i have ever seen
Look at 0:17 the amount of surfers that went to the ground with the lip =O
i wouldn't want to be there
Who cares about people surfing the wedge or even the paddle boarder. Don't be so quick to call them kooks cause if they're having fun... that's what it's all about
It's all about getting worked. You just know you're going to get pounded but you also know someone is there with a camera filming you getting pounded. What better way to end the day than with a couple of coldies, a few B rips and footage of you and your friends getting pounded into the sand at the Wedge?
I don't know about you guys, but it seemed to me the paddle boarder knew what he was doing
Easy Turbo Rex. I never said I hurt people on purpose. However, when a person dropes in under a surfer on a sponger, he/she is asking to be hurt. It is simple physics. Just not a safe practice. Now go back to your bowl of steroids and chill out
Amazing left at 1:34. Sponge Bob almost ruined his sweet ride. I use them as speed bumps but tend to mare the bottom of my expensive boards!
How's the guy on the SUP. Who stands on the beach and looks at this wave and thinks 'yeah good day for the SUP I reckon'
It's good to finally watch a surf video that is NOT ruined with stupid "punk rock" music. Live audio adds so much.
Thank you.
1:33 best part XD
1:33
how do you even get out? the back wash must be incredibly strong...
Too much throbbing (geering¿) not enough peeling; the jetty {refraction area} is decayed/erroded [needs P.Plumbing] and needs a truly civilized coffee bar.. 5 sections (second peak +) 1-rats 1-gents 1-ladies 1-grandparents 1-admini$tratio.
I would not go out there on a day like that unless you were an experienced body boarder... plus body boarders are only allowed there before 9 or 10a... after that only body surfers are allowed
I'd cry and pray to god if I was in that water
Wow...Toda la belleza y el poder de las olas.
Un espectaculo imponente, maravilloso. Sublime..!
Muchas gracias jhgh por compartir este magnífico video.
@hockeyplayer6437 Blackball means no boards, of any kind. Surfing, bodyboarding, skim, SUP, whatever. Only body surfing is allowed during the day.
Mostly big, messy close-outs. Doesn't seem very good to me. I'd take River Jeddies over the wedge any day! (Maybee 56th on a day like this)
a paddle board? really? cmon man
thats no joke tho haha
Drew Chung whatever he sent it
All those guys were pretty hardcore.
The person who was out body surfing.....he must have had massive cojones (spelling). RIP.
@markushalfmad He was caught by the jetty in the middle of a 13-wave set. He was an experienced waterman but in a bad spot.
Must be hard for these guys to walk with such big nuts. I'm an old guy, so I'll just stick to my longboard and 2 foot waves.
@Woodguy828 He was caught in a huge set by the rocks. The lifeguards pulled him from the water but it was too late.
bodyboarder is a LOCAL who owns the wave
both he and surfer are pretty commited
would not expect either to back off as this might result in a huge over the falls at this point.
bodyboarder clearly stalls on drop to let surfer go under him
then rushes section and heads up for a lip bang right behind surfer.
hes not trying to hit surfer everyone calm down.
epic wave shared in spirt of briley, stewrt at pipe
@HamburgerHe0000 yeah... i'm headed down there tomorrow so hopefully it's pumping and I get some good video...
paddle board guy is a legend
I think colliding with the surfer was the least of his worries anyways...I would have like to have seen some monster airs pulled off by some of those surfers that dropped in. They had more than enough speed. Maybe in another video. Thats a harry drop.
Those waves are scary as shit
The paddle boarder is TJ Saeman... I interviewed him and his brother in another video "SUP at The Wedge"
the 24th and 25th of july in 09 was the biggest waves i saw in laguna beach since 97 98 el nino.
I wouldnt touch that thing with a 10ft science pole. I dont see why anyone would want to surf it for a 5 second ride and then take a beating for their efforts.
Check out 'SUP at The Wedge.' It's a video just about the SUPers that were there that day.
Was just telling my roommate about this day, how crazy it was almost 10 years ago...
love seeing people surfing this. that must take fucking skill to drop in on a surfboard
all sand on big days its about 5-6 feet deep max. Most of the time you're looking at 4feet - 6 inches deep. I love bodyboarding wedge, it's all about falling gracefully, if you can make sure you rotate to your back, you wont get hurt. Ive seen 2 people paralyzed, a ton of broken collarbones etc. Most of the time they are late drops and they panic and go head first when its actually safer to just hold onto your board and take that plunge stomach first
@erikinhawaii, It is called refraction. Another example is Sebastian Inlet, Florida. When the swell angle is right, the wave will hit the jetty and bend the wave so that it bounces off at an angle that amplifies the part of the wave that is still moving unimpeded toward shore with the refracted wave and it gives rise(no pun intended) to the ogres that seem to "jump" to double size. FYI, both Newport and Sebastian were both mistakes. The corps of engineers was only trying for a channel.
I'm terrified of waves bow one pulled me under and pushed me it was so strong all I remember is that I was pushed under and it felt like something was pushing me and I tried to breath but I just choked on water I tried to get up but couldn't cuz the current was to strong and then I opened my eyes underwater and saw my friends arms trying to grab me and then my body went limp and my friend grabbed me I wouldve drowned if it wasn't for my friend!
yeah cuz they stand and surf, and i let them catch a wave. I share the ocean with everyone, but I am just saying and it is in my full american rights to say my opinion. and spongers....just suck. I know some boogie boarders who went surfer, and they tell me every time we go out...."I wish I surfed every wave I wasted on a body board."
I share the ocean with everyone, because its fun...but u take more than 1 wave from me...acting like ur all badass....ur gonna get destroyed by my board.
Dude where in 2009. 0.0 not the fricken 80's. Yes these rules still apply and we still go by them:
The most inside man has the wave.
First one to stand owns the wave.
But u need to adapt to modern society and get used to spongers and who ever else also enjoys to surf. Btw youtube doesn't want ppl like you hating because we just have to put up with proving you wrong constantly. So get lost k thanks
thats the great thing about youtube, its pure opinion. I grew up with the 80's style of aggressive surfing. non of this hippie bull shit. "can't we all get along" crap.
Im just expressing my feelings towards spongers. And yes body surfers dont count either. Here are a couple of rules I surf by, If you dont like it then piss off their my rules.
The most inside man has the wave.
First one to stand owns the wave.
P.S. I love being an asshole..especially when I can bug the fuck out of you all.
Sure its fun for people who don't live on the coast and like to play in shore breaks. Its a playful thing to do when your just at the beach to chill and have a quickie. But in my book you have to fucking stand to catch a wave, and until you stand you have no balls because just like tow-in surfing no skill is required to particpate.
Since you need to stand to catch a wave, I will and do drop in on spongers all the time. Because no way am I gonna let a wave get wasted on someone who doesnt rate.
I was there that day, amazing experience, thats probably the only time Im going to see 30 foot waves in southern california...........well until 2012 at least..........and yes, a guy died, his name was Monte Valentin, he was a 50 year old body surfer...........this goes out for anybody who wants to visit the wedge, there is barely any parking, no bathrooms, and you'll die if you want to go in the water
I was there scratching up those faces in this video.The drama was so intense / the insane crowd the traffic backed to Newport Pier TV crews / kids / hyped energy paying tribute 2 see this amazing gift, the Wedge / Mama nature reminding that we r nothing in this world she can toss us as if a cork in the sea R hearts & thoughts reach out 2 Monte Valentin / family, 4 they & we have lost an ama zing friend & tru waterman who deserves topmost respect & honor Blessings 2 yu brother c yu in the H20
I am hoping to surf here one day! I just started but I don't live by the sea so I cannot go very often :( And I'm in the UK D: I'm 15 and I managed to get standing up after about 4 tries and in a 1 week holiday in Newquay I managed to ride about 7ft waves! Hopefully going to try and go about 4 times a year for 2 weeks each time!
i love the wedge.. the only thing that sucks is its a freakin wipeout every single time... its just too violent after impact..but at least its nice and sandy for your face... not like blacks in san diego... which is rocky... def not a spot for beginners tho, learn to carve 5 footers before even touching the wedge..and you better be able to hold your breath awhile...
just came back from the wedge today and im still finding sand in weird places......
@Jazepentz LoL same for me in High School. I almost broke my neck body boarding here. Got rolled by a wave and faceplanted the floor. My neck cracked, but no breaks. Scared the s**t out of me too. I was a spectator the rest of the day after that one. Wasn't as big of a day as this vid.
easily the best video from that session.
probabli the only person Ive seen on here who seems to know what they're talking about while paying proper respect to Monte Valentin
Much respect to all those that went out there that day, you are made of stronger stuff than I
the surfer has the right of way being that he took off outside of the body boarder going left. the body boarder certainly dropped in on the surfer. youre quite right, the body boarder should not have snaked him, especially on a day like this when serious injury could occur. take care.
When did I say I was going to go now? I said one day meaning when I am good enough! And I'm guessing you are inexperienced as well :P Someone who is experienced enough to ride here must at least be old enough to spell simple words like inexperienced...
@panchuko08 This dude has it wrong. It's not at Newport Beach at all. It is located at the end of the Balboa Peninsula, at the entrance to the Balboa Bay Channel. Just down from Jetty View Park. Across from the jetty at Corona Del Mar beach. Check it out.
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@reiss2296 it gets like almost double the size on the right swell because of the backwash. thats what caused those bowls to form and why the people who took off behind the crease, for lack of a better word, couldn't beat the section
In a big swell the wedge gets over 30 feet. The waters only chest deep in some spots.
Imagine a wave that thick pounding you into the sand.
That place is no joke. When it's going off, you better know what your doing or stay away from it
My girl lives in the oc and she said the bodyboarder was put on to the jetty rocks by the wave and later died in the hospital. I body surf and know first hand what a near death experience at the wedge is like. I'm lucky. Rest easy man...
GOING THERE TODAY FUCK YEAH CANNOT BELIEVE HOW BIG IT IS! SURFLINE REPORT FOR TODAY-
Hey , this is Schaler with the report for Friday afternoon at 12:35pm. SURF:
15-18 ft.
triple overhead + with occasional 25 ft.
and fair+ conditions.
My conclusion: those are some big waves.
Why is the wave famous 1 it closes out all the time 2 it's gnarly and massive 2 every time u catch it u always end up getting smashed off your board and dood do u surf there. Even though the wave isn't the best nice video
and actually the right that breaks right next to it - cylinders, can be SUPER fun/slightly makeable when it's big. I love dropping into the cylinders when wedge gets crowded, its all eyez on you most of the time.
Very shallow...when you ride it all the way the white water is full of sand. Its a very dangerous place but bad ass for sure! When this place pumps the beach is packed with spectators...the energy is awesome!!
Hats off to the SUP.
Dude has to insane to bring that out there... but he was killin' ittt!!!
Why does anyone even get in the water here?!?
You're basically going to get your butt handed to you... no matter what you're riding!!
Im 15 and me and my friend had a blast bodysurfing there for 3 days! It can be really scary but is so much fun. whenever the wave takes u under and throws u up the beach it can get scary but its not too bad!
Dude, I bodyboarded for 10 years and was scared even standing in water NEAR there. You get slammed onto the sand pretty much instantly. Can't believe there was even a surfer there let alone a paddleboarder.
can someone help me.. im not completely new to bodyboardingg but some surfs been pumping lately and noones been able to teach me to duckdive so can someone tell me how to do it or a video link thats not on a surfboard??
@zorbok70 do they ever shut it down.......do people die everyday?also where any of the people between 2:07 and 2:20 the ones who died cause it looks like they landed on there necks and got carried away by waves
most surfers bodyboard...most bodyboarders surf also. they just aren't as good at one of another, but no bodyboarder or surfer will ever say that one is harder. i bet barely any of you people have ever went into the oc
Can anybody please explain in detail the simplest move of all : forward spin. ( I know, Ima nub) But this include how you engage the turn and where you position yourself during the turn. Would greatly appreciate it.
This was a crazy weekend, the U.S open was in huntington beach, and that swell came in just in time. Being at the wedge was crazy to say the least, a couple of the sets on the biggest day hit around 25 feet.
Ok what they do is wait for the sets to stop and paddle for their fucking lives.. if u get caught inside you are fucked. because its pretty shallow at the wedge. or u can always risk jumping off the breakwall
for the rest of newport you are right, but for the wedge...rkybt is right. certain months of the year only bodysurfing is allowed at the wedge between 10 am - 5 pm. the bodysurfers actually went to court years ago...look it up.
the "refractory section" of the jetty used to be more solid... it has erroded! and doesn't break as good any more/"at all" & this is "gay"... rebuild/perfection! and more chicks will show up!!!
from what ive seen the 25th looked a lot cleaner than this it looks really shitty on the 24th the waves would break on themselves but holy shit.. that paddleboarder damn dude lol that guy is crazy
Check out early april 07. There has to be some vids on here.
That was the biggest I've seen it. 2 tourists got knocked off the pier, I don't think they ever found them.
Def check out april 07, though
special thanks to all the people that came out to the peninsula and ruined my weekend with the traffic, people and all the trash left on our beach not to mention all the parking spots that were taken.
very super camera work definitely top quality wedge action on video here - master of camera - thank you --------
ennit! when I watch surf videos these days I don't watch the pro I'm just looking at how the wave is breaking n thinking.. "ive never even seen waves like that with my own eyes."
@gscottmagnus really?? sorry my mate from the us told me that it was only summer but obviously its now blackballed 24/7. over in aus we dont have blackballing at all hence my confusion
Waves in Cali...R like really small breaks compare with Oahu,Ha. Island @ Sandy's Beach. Best time to go out on breaks.... right after the storm or during the down pouring rain.
I seen the insane bodyboarders,surfers, and SUP boarder, but where are the crazy bodysurfers? I can imagine getting held for 20 sec at least, as you get worked from these waves..