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NEWPORT POINT: Newport Point CYLINDERS: A screaming right bar- ing: Expert only
is an exceptional wave that only rel close to shore, worth a look dur- BIG CORONA EAST JETTY: Co-
breaks a few times a year. Power- ing a storm surge.The photo to the rona Del Mar is almost impossible
ful, hurricane-driven swells from left was taken here (the bodyboarder to score. When the swell is pushing
the direct south light up “The Point” survived). Advanced eight feet plus everywhere else Co-
& produce the heaviest beachbreak over-head+ spectator show. Board rona Del Mar will be barely break-
conditions along the entire Southern riding of any sort is prohibited May ing. However, with a Giant SW or
California Coast. When it is actu- 1 - Oct. 31 from 10a.m. to 5p.m. Rat- NW swell the east jetty may create
ally breaking expect out of control ing: Expert only one of the most memorable waves
crowds in the water & on the beach. THE WEDGE: One of the most of your life as well shaped rights &
Be assertive or you won’t catch a recognized & feared waves in the lefts bounce off the jetty to produce
thing. Best Season: Summer. Direc- world, “The Wedge” seems to be a long, powerful rides with only a few
tion: S, SE. Size: 6’-10’. Tide: Low. freak of nature, but it is the angle of diehards out. Cross your fingers.
Wind: E. Bottom: Sand. Rating: the jetty that causes even moderately Advanced
Expert sized S swells to transform into twice BIG CORONA BEACH: Usually
SCHOOLYARDS: Great bodyboard- their potential. The wave itself breaks flatter than anywhere else during any
ing spot because of the thumping as a horrendous shorepound, which W swell because it faces south & the
variety of barrels close to shore on S given the right conditions are two- jetty blocks the swell. S & SW swells
& SW swells, especially when over- fold magnified by the side-wave that come directly into the beach & usu-
head+. Advanced. bounces off of the west jetty. It is a ally close out. This place is best for
BALBOA PIER: Small scale beach- spectacular A-frame when it’s head tourists, bodysurfers & skimboard-
break is good for tourists & small high+, & it some-times gives a triple ing kids. Bodyboarding can be fast,
kids, but it is rarelysurfable. Interme- over-head+ spectator show. Board furious & dangerous for the typical
diate riding of any sort is prohibited May beach visitors when it’s head high.
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