Summer season, in the northern hemisphere, is here.
The summer solstice (and longest day of the year) went down on June 21st, meaning the water’s getting warmer, the kids are out of school and crowding the lineups, and the south swell season is open for business in Southern California.
However, leading up to the official debut of summer, many south swell spots were already cranking – spots like The Wedge in Newport Beach.
It was a banger of a pre-season for southern California’s premier shorebreak surf spot. There were countless clips featuring heavy wipeouts, massive tubes, collisions, carnage, epic kick-outs and more leading up to the summer kick-off.
And now that summer is legitimately here, it’s time for a lookback.
The 11-minute clip above comes from longtime SoCal surf filmer, Beefs TV; the caption reads as such:
“All the biggest and best rides/waves captured at the Wedge in Spring 2023! Viewers asked for best rides RAW and here it is! Riders include: Tyler Stanaland, Sage Burke, Shea Porter, Bobby Okvist, Kai Thompson, Brad Domke, Chad Wadsworth, Dawson Sherman, Tim Reyes, Jordy Collins, RC Surfer, Tosh Tudor, Craig Whetter, Tanner McDaniel and more.”
One YouTube commenter wrote:
“These surfers are insane.”
And this is only the beginning; stay tuned for more Wedge carnage to come.
The Wedge Stats/Info
Wave Type: Lefthand tube/shorebreak
Season: Spring – Fall
Skill Level: Experts only
Best Board to Ride: Shortboard, soft-top, skimboard, bodyboard, no board (bodysurf)
Ideal Swell Direction: SW, SSW, S, SSE
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