Photo Gallery: Surf reaches up to 12 feet at the Wedge

A bodyboarder is pitched into the trough from a set wave at the Wedge on Friday.

A surfer keeps his balance in a big foam ball at the Wedge on Friday.

A surfer who washed ashore runs up the beach at the Wedge on Friday.

A bodyboarder hangs on under a pitching wave at the Wedge on Friday.

A bodyboarder hangs on for a ride on a set wave at the Wedge.

A bodyboarder punches through the top of a set wave at the Wedge on Friday.

Crowds gather on the beach to watch the action at the Wedge on Friday. A strong southwest groundswell continues to hit the southern California coastline.