Surfing legend Laird Hamilton makes daring rescue in 25-foot "Wedge" waves. — -- Thousands of spectators lined the beach as surfers, bodyboarders, and other brave athletes went headlong into ...

The situation at first seemed comical – a cute little sea lion ruling the line up at the wild Wedge in Newport Beach, where wave riders showed up earlier this week to take on beefy waves from the ...

When Fred Simpson first stumbled upon the Wedge in Newport Beach, he noted how the crashing wave sent a “BOOM” sound across the beach. Simpson had been a lifeguard with the city of Long Beach in his ...

As the seasons start to change in Southern California, rather than snow melting and critters emerging from hibernation and puffy jackets returning to collect dust in closets, like other parts of the ...

The Wedge is one of the most iconic, heavily visited surf zones in Southern California. When a big swell hits, people line the sand to watch in awe.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Surfer Quinn Kasbar rode a huge wave at The Wedge in Newport Beach on an inflatable air mattress. Video of the stunt showed him catching some air, but the fun ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Known for its 30-foot waves, the Wedge in Newport Beach is one of Southern California's most iconic surfing sports. Now it's also a movie star. The filmmakers behind "Dirty Old ...

Photography by Jeremiah Klein, Owen Beim, Kalani Cummins, and Ryan Schnell. Sometimes, all it takes is one. “I was standing on the beach watching it, hemming and hawing, trying to figure out what to ...