Huntington pier is a great spot when you are 12 or 13. Even on a day with decent swells you have time between sets to recover when you are learning. I think my divorce was more peaceful than the first time I realized how I was going to be getting back to shore at the Wedge. The water was a beautiful green with shades of blue from the beach. It changed to teeth full of grit and the endurance to paddle, duck dive and remember what face first shore break is all about. Hell to the no! Great Video.
You kook it was 100% plagerised the Rebels Motorcycle gang song footage from Beefs TV and Man of water and a few minutes long all at 1 break thats a takeoff and wipeout..??? Try Shipsterns Bluff by Surf,Game,Action and There,s another Shipsterns Bluff Biggest&Baddest That Runs for 3 songs it's about 20 min long now they are awsome and feature like the 2 most dangerous waves on earth and if you want to top that off witth the 3rd and 4th most dangerous heavy mutated slabs on the planet just change from TASMANIAN Australia to Western Australia's, biggest & baddest, "THE RIGHT" & '"CYCLOPS" by Surf, Game, Action again i think,! But just watch everything you can find on those 3 breàks, and the other spot not yet identified I left till last as it's the worlds most dangerous wave and also least surfed, even the international community of Big Wave Surfers wont go there and only Australian mad bastards have been there when it"s churning out hidious slabs with the square barrels with more steps than a fire escape you could fly a 747 through that has no trough half the time just dry granite in the middle of the ocean hours off the coast of TASMANIAN heading towards Antarctica and the swell comes from water 100"s of feet deep to 4 ft deep slabs of granite with 6 meter White Pointers feeding on all the seals that feed from all the fish living in this submerged rock outcrop/ reef. These Waves are so Immense thick and powerful that just wiping out and hitting nothing has almost killed people with 1 guy blowing out his knee breaking/crushing 1 leg & bleeding from ears and nose and his lungs, shitting himself and ĺoosing consciousness, he thought he was dead and as we (humans) crap ourselves when we die maybe he did briefly??? IT'S CALLED ""PEDRA BRANCA"" TASMANIAN
The shore break is rough man! I've body surfed and boarded this place once. One head digger in the sand is all it takes to remember to pull out before the break, if you don't snap yer neck lol! I saw people break their boards here and I ended up with a spring suit full of sand once, this place can hurt you, esp if you're new to it, great vid
Less is more and you illustrate that well. Thank you for the time and effort at this great footage, no different than the many others but for the fact that you capture with slow-mo what the eye sees and yet we often miss; huge drops, perilous cascades and collisions, and the enormous thickness of this fabled wave that we stare at in wonder! Kudos to the brave kids in the water, Matadors all whether surfers, boogers, or the original body surfers. Thanks.
this is the best wedge vid,,, I used to body surf here all day and after school... me and my buddy Marco drug a lot of drowning sole outta here.. this place can catch the best of swimmers off guard
LOL! I am just sitting here giggling watching these guys! Makes me wonder... would I have the stones to even get in the water with my body board? Go in feelin' good, come out with cracked ribs...
I have seen many videos, been there in person and even braved it a few times in my younger days and that by far was the best wedge experience I have ever witnessed.. very nice....
One of the better surf videos i've seen. Frightening waves, and so close to the shore! I've never seen that before. Usually they're very far out there. And great music!! Not often i hear such good music that it actually makes me search it up and study it. Thanks.
***** also if you have spearfished at wedge on a small day you would see that it is about 2 feet deep or waist deep than there a is 2 or 3 foot drop off and you go head deep.
Still one of my favorite videos done to BRMC music. But Jeez, the massive beach break slam? Other than 3 sec rides as it closes on you from in front, and flirting with injury (or much worse if you really get it wrong), I won't do it in those cndx. But, cool video with great music!
Jack Schreuder well at the wedge it's rare to have days like this. This I believe was when there was a huge swell due to a hurricane. the wedge can be big, but not usually this big. also, its very shallow there, where some of those guys are diving, it's like less than six feet, and people were airlifted left and right. not to mention the jetty. Good luck though!
The bodyboarders are truly charging the place, every single time, whereas so often the surfers bail out the front, or dive off their board...Good to see the Lads are still leading the charge at the Wedge..(!!)....
I never saw film of the Wedge in the summer if 1969 or 70 when a HUGE south swell came pumping in from Mexico. The radio reported that at Dana Point twenty people got washed off the jetty. We went to the Wedge and the rescue boat was in the water trying to get guys that got so hammered they were exhausted out of the water, but the sets kept coming in and they barely made it over the set waves. One older guy with a shaved head would go out at the lull and catch the set wave, then come in and rest, then go out again. That set wave formed and was starting to go over the jetty at the far end. These had to be around twenty feet ! The lifeguards dragged several guys out of the water completely exhausted and limp, what a sight that day ! There was one guy with a movie camera on a tripod and the camera looked professional but I never saw that day in film.
I believe there would be some personal issues to be worked out for that sponge drop in at 2:39 Much respect to the creator and all the brave souls still ripping!
I've looked at a great many wedge video's and this one is very good, great choice of music and truly the largest set waves I have seen at this spot on video, triple overhead+
Wow. It is still the same. I grew up in Newport off Jamboree in East Bluffs. Graduated from Mater Dei in 1978. I now live in NYC metro. The wedge was always for dudes who were crazy. With huge wave breaking on 6 inches of water I was 16 yrs old in 1976 and was body surfing the wedge. I got slammed and did a face plant in the sand. I went for it! My whole face was skinned. I guess a full face scab was a badge of honor / courage? Nice video. It is true to life.
This video captures the Wedge like none other. But you have to stand on the sand and watch to get the full power that is pummeling down in such shallow water. It's crazy to see someone ride a wave that's double over-head or more, and then stand up in thigh-high water. We don't get the swells that make the Wedge go off very often, but when they come, it's nice to know someone captures it so beautifully. If anybody tries it, don't break your neck.
Im glad i got to grow up near the wedge when hardboards were not allowed. A blissful decade of bodysurfing and sponging this great spot without the danger and hassle of surfers.
great vid, good surfing; i used to surf the wedge in the mid 60s before surfboards were introduced to the wedge. it was assumed back then that board surfing the wedge was certain suicide. surfers are much better than the earlier baby boom surfers like me. i love to watch people surf. Wow. SURFERS RULE!
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Three years later, it's still one of the best wedge videos I've ever seen.
I agree, great video
i agree as well could watch it over and over
FlyingSquids Ever since it came out I've came back to this video every now and then
Agree 100%
I'm a SoCal guy, and some of the non-surfers I talk to don't know about Wedge. I refer to this video every time I talk about it.
When you see lids going over the falls; Instant double props to all the Stand ups.
5 years later still the best video of the wedge hands down
so true Ethan, watched it since new too. It so needs to be shared.
Best Wedge video I've seen. Amazing slow mo and really good colour correction!
yes
Wow, I have never surfed, and I still have the utmost respect for the crazy guys who tackle waves like these!
Such amazing power from what is always a brief ride experience. The Wedge triples in size so fast it takes my breath away.
Huntington pier is a great spot when you are 12 or 13. Even on a day with decent swells you have time between sets to recover when you are learning. I think my divorce was more peaceful than the first time I realized how I was going to be getting back to shore at the Wedge. The water was a beautiful green with shades of blue from the beach. It changed to teeth full of grit and the endurance to paddle, duck dive and remember what face first shore break is all about. Hell to the no! Great Video.
one of the best surf videos i ever saw in my life, the filming, the editing, the soundtrack, that's art right there!
You kook it was 100% plagerised the Rebels Motorcycle gang song footage from Beefs TV and Man of water and a few minutes long all at 1 break thats a takeoff and wipeout..???
Try Shipsterns Bluff by Surf,Game,Action and There,s another Shipsterns Bluff Biggest&Baddest That Runs for 3 songs it's about 20 min long now they are awsome and feature like the 2 most dangerous waves on earth and if you want to top that off witth the 3rd and 4th most dangerous heavy mutated slabs on the planet just change from TASMANIAN Australia to Western Australia's, biggest & baddest, "THE RIGHT" & '"CYCLOPS" by Surf, Game, Action again i think,!
But just watch everything you can find on those 3 breàks, and the other spot not yet identified I left till last as it's the worlds most dangerous wave and also least surfed, even the international community of Big Wave Surfers wont go there and only Australian mad bastards have been there when it"s churning out hidious slabs with the square barrels with more steps than a fire escape you could fly a 747 through that has no trough half the time just dry granite in the middle of the ocean hours off the coast of TASMANIAN heading towards Antarctica and the swell comes from water 100"s of feet deep to 4 ft deep slabs of granite with 6 meter White Pointers feeding on all the seals that feed from all the fish living in this submerged rock outcrop/ reef.
These Waves are so Immense thick and powerful that just wiping out and hitting nothing has almost killed people with 1 guy blowing out his knee breaking/crushing 1 leg & bleeding from ears and nose and his lungs, shitting himself and ĺoosing consciousness, he thought he was dead and as we (humans) crap ourselves when we die maybe he did briefly??? IT'S CALLED ""PEDRA BRANCA"" TASMANIAN
sonicboyPT things changed a lot
The shore break is rough man! I've body surfed and boarded this place once. One head digger in the sand is all it takes to remember to pull out before the break, if you don't snap yer neck lol! I saw people break their boards here and I ended up with a spring suit full of sand once, this place can hurt you, esp if you're new to it, great vid
only the best of the best ad the craziest of the craziest will charge wedge when it is this big
props from a local... Great Vid
Waves like these breaking near the shore?! This place is insane!
The wedge produces some of the best surf video I've ever seen.
The collision at 2:40 ! Aaargghh ! Great video, great song. Stupid to ride that wave. It's got permanent spinal damage written all over it.
best wedge video on the tube. I can't stand when people bail out of the closeouts. get SLAMMED that's why you go!!!
Less is more and you illustrate that well. Thank you for the time and effort at this great footage, no different than the many others but for the fact that you capture with slow-mo what the eye sees and yet we often miss; huge drops, perilous cascades and collisions, and the enormous thickness of this fabled wave that we stare at in wonder! Kudos to the brave kids in the water, Matadors all whether surfers, boogers, or the original body surfers. Thanks.
The best video I have EVER seen on The Wedge!!! Spectacular!!!
Great upload. Very well done
this is the best wedge vid,,, I used to body surf here all day and after school... me and my buddy Marco drug a lot of drowning sole outta here.. this place can catch the best of swimmers off guard
Iv been watching this clip every week for nine years hahahah wholey hell lol
So awesome, looks like a hungry monster
This is the kind of video that needs to go viral
Man.. this is simply.. beautiful.
The way the whistling started all happy then changed when that guy got worked - priceless!
LOL! I am just sitting here giggling watching these guys! Makes me wonder... would I have the stones to even get in the water with my body board? Go in feelin' good, come out with cracked ribs...
Excellent video, top class
I have seen many videos, been there in person and even braved it a few times in my younger days and that by far was the best wedge experience I have ever witnessed.. very nice....
This has got to be one of the best clips of the wedge. Great footage, great edit, awesome music. Well done.
+f0t0b0y so true.
Terrible edit, not enough of each ride.
going to have to agree
what do you mean? the waves at the wedge on last for a couple of seconds because they close out?
Can't wait for wedge to awaken next summer
Breathtaking
3:00 Death drop!!!!!... Carnage indeed! !!!!!!... You guys are my heros!!!!
Good job man! Got some good shot's of the monster.
Magnificent carnage!...a pleasure and a joy to watch!
Hands down the best wedge vid!!
that was awesome! great editing
One of the better surf videos i've seen. Frightening waves, and so close to the shore! I've never seen that before. Usually they're very far out there.
And great music!! Not often i hear such good music that it actually makes me search it up and study it. Thanks.
Its called shorebreak mate.
WBSwag123 Alright, thanks. Looks like fun, but also dangerous. That amount of water weighs an awful lot.
When its like 5-8 it's very fun
***** It just looks so unusual. Not a nice place for a dive, i'd guess. Those waves could kill if you're not experienced.
***** also if you have spearfished at wedge on a small day you would see that it is about 2 feet deep or waist deep than there a is 2 or 3 foot drop off and you go head deep.
8 years later and this video is still the best wedge video i’ve ever seen
The slow mo is awesome
the wedge in newport beach,CA freaking insane!
Excellant vid!
Still one of my favorite videos done to BRMC music. But Jeez, the massive beach break slam? Other than 3 sec rides as it closes on you from in front, and flirting with injury (or much worse if you really get it wrong), I won't do it in those cndx. But, cool video with great music!
am i the only one who saw this crazy vid and immediately wanted to surf here?
Jack Schreuder well at the wedge it's rare to have days like this. This I believe was when there was a huge swell due to a hurricane. the wedge can be big, but not usually this big. also, its very shallow there, where some of those guys are diving, it's like less than six feet, and people were airlifted left and right. not to mention the jetty. Good luck though!
Jack Schreuder heard its deadly.
I live like down the street from the wedge it gets pretty gnarly and so much fun
+Kaneki Ken yeah it is where the waves break it's like 2 feet deep so you really need to know what you are doing when you are at this spot.
***** Yeah , it looks pretty cool though :3
One of the best surfing videos on RUclips!! Well done!!
The bodyboarders are truly charging the place, every single time, whereas so often the surfers bail out the front, or dive off their board...Good to see the Lads are still leading the charge at the Wedge..(!!)....
Beautiful footage I love watching others surf the wedge. I'd never do it.
Well done video. The WEDGE was my bodysurf site back in 1970..... I miss it!
Bloody Awesome !
Just stumbled on this, such an epic video with beautiful shots! Greetings from Nazare, Portugal!
Crazy awesome!
I never saw film of the Wedge in the summer if 1969 or 70 when a HUGE south swell came pumping in from Mexico. The radio reported that at Dana Point twenty people got washed off the jetty. We went to the Wedge and the rescue boat was in the water trying to get guys that got so hammered they were exhausted out of the water, but the sets kept coming in and they barely made it over the set waves. One older guy with a shaved head would go out at the lull and catch the set wave, then come in and rest, then go out again. That set wave formed and was starting to go over the jetty at the far end. These had to be around twenty feet ! The lifeguards dragged several guys out of the water completely exhausted and limp, what a sight that day ! There was one guy with a movie camera on a tripod and the camera looked professional but I never saw that day in film.
Totally sick i wouldnt even think bout it
The oceans raw power combined with mans quest to live life to the full, this is the real deal. Superb video and music.
I believe there would be some personal issues to be worked out for that sponge drop in at 2:39
Much respect to the creator and all the brave souls still ripping!
Ass whooping time
Iam 62 grew up body surfing Sandy beach and Makapoo never had a chance to try the Wedge ,thats may be why I made it to 62.
Excellent video!!!
This video will still be the greatest wedge video
7 years and this is STILL the best wedge video to exist
I've looked at a great many wedge video's and this one is very good, great choice of music and truly the largest set waves I have seen at this spot on video, triple overhead+
Great vid!!
Great job!.i LOVE IT!
Thats the best wedge video iv ever seen keep it up
this is the coolest video ever
Wow you are a great photographer
Absolutely Mental! Sick video
Those waves look bad to the bone. Great video. Excellent music too!
Surf on brutha's
Wow. It is still the same. I grew up in Newport off Jamboree in East Bluffs. Graduated from Mater Dei in 1978. I now live in NYC metro. The wedge was always for dudes who were crazy. With huge wave breaking on 6 inches of water I was 16 yrs old in 1976 and was body surfing the wedge. I got slammed and did a face plant in the sand. I went for it! My whole face was skinned. I guess a full face scab was a badge of honor / courage? Nice video. It is true to life.
Great piece of art!
what a ridiculous wave, come down the face only to look up into a mountainous death barrel, hahaha people queueing up to get smashed, love it!
one of the best compilations from the wedge i've seen
This is one of the best of all the wedge videos imo. I love the soundtrack, it's so fitting . . nice work.
songs so good, oh ya and the gnarly shore break too
on .25% speed this slow mo is extra great! thanks for covering this day!
amazing video footage and well taken, well done
8 years later, this is still my brother’s and I favorite video
RUclips needs more videos like this! WOW! This is the type of video I like to see when I look up Wedge. Beautiful Work!
7 years later I watch it again and again
amazing video ... well done man!
Frkn awesome dude! Classic final sequence too man! yeeeew!
wow looks like u got pulled over feet first....I busted my collar bone there...Wedge is no joke
This video captures the Wedge like none other. But you have to stand on the sand and watch to get the full power that is pummeling down in such shallow water. It's crazy to see someone ride a wave that's double over-head or more, and then stand up in thigh-high water. We don't get the swells that make the Wedge go off very often, but when they come, it's nice to know someone captures it so beautifully. If anybody tries it, don't break your neck.
The Wedge is too big, fast and gnarly. I took a three-footer there and got out quick.
Best Wedge video I've ever seen! When I see the freefalls, I keep thinking, foot and a half of water at the bottom. They couldn't have all survived.
Seriously cannot get enough of this video, favorite short on youtube.
This video has some of the largest Wedgicals I have ever seen!
Incredible compilation. Hats off to all you guys that have the courage to paddle out and surf this break!
I keep on coming back to this video.
I used to body surf and boogie board the Wedge back in the 60's. I can't even imagine surfing it. Those waves are brutal.
so awesome.
Epic footage, very nice editing and coloring! Good tunes too. Thnx!
Best Wedge footage and edit I've seen man!
Best Wedge film I've seen
Miss the hitch hike days from Seal Beach to Wedge 1988 ; )
Rad work bro!
Never gets old! Great vid and song.
dude them beach breaks where Gnarly!!
Great Rides & some not so great, but remembered; I did the Wedge when I was Young, a lot younger. Instant thrill,,,,,,great video,,,
Im glad i got to grow up near the wedge when hardboards were not allowed. A blissful decade of bodysurfing and sponging this great spot without the danger and hassle of surfers.
great vid, good surfing; i used to surf the wedge in the mid 60s before surfboards were introduced to the wedge. it was assumed back then that board surfing the wedge was certain suicide. surfers are much better than the earlier baby boom surfers like me. i love to watch people surf. Wow. SURFERS RULE!
Filled my nasal cavity with seawater!! I had to grab the sand to keep from getting sucked back into the wash
Great photography and amazing surfers!!!
amazing work man, amazing
siiick video bro