Big waves challenge body boarders and a few brave surfers at the Wedge in Newport Beach. A high-surf warning for Southern California has been issued by the National Weather Service. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A surfer at the Wedge in Newport Beach gets dumped by one of the huge waves. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Visitors to The Wedge, who were there watching body boarders negotiate the big waves, run to stay dry as the tide roll in at the south facing beach. (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
A surfer at the Wedge in Newport Beach drags his hand through the water, steering himself down the face of a giant wave. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
The big waves crashing into Corona Del Mar State Beach are great for spectators lining the Newport jetty. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Two body boarders are sent flying inside one of the huge waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A body boarder glides down the face of a large wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach. Waves as high as 8 feet are expected on southwest-facing beaches. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A body boarder free-falls off the lip of a wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A surfer’s board was snapped in two by powerful waves at the Wedge. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A pair of fishermen take a dangerous walk along the Newport Jetty while big waves pound the Wedge. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Spectators line the sand while surfers and body boarders attempt to ride the big waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Big waves challenge body boarders and a few intrepid surfers at the Wedge in Newport Beach. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
At 6:30 a.m., the waves pound the Newport jetty as surfers and body boarders paddle out to the Wedge. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
