Wedge, The

Thick, punishing, highly specialized surf break adjacent to the west jetty of Newport Harbor, at the tip of Balboa peninsula in Orange County, California; ridden mostly by bodysurfers, bodyboarders, kneeboarders and skimboarders, although stand-up surfers have also made their mark. The Wedge is a classic "rebound" wave: each incoming swell pushes against the jetty rocks and rolls back as a refrac...