Hurricane Marie - Massive Surf at Wedge

August 28, 2014  •  Leave a Comment

The Category 5 storm Hurricane Marie off the coast of California delivered some of the biggest surf in 10 years.  At south swell magnets like The Wedge in Newport Beach waves reached 20-25 feet.  Big wave riders from around the world were greeted with flawless conditions.  I was at The Wedge shooting an article for GrindTV which ended up making the front page of Yahoo.com news.  Click on the images below to read the full story.

Cheyne Magnusson drops in on a monster at Wedge.

Jamie O'Brien catches a wave on his Catch Surf longboard while carrying his shortboard and making a transfer mid-wave

Jamie O'Brien charges the shorebreak A bodyboarder on a clean peak


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