Newport Beach Shuts Down the Wedge To Discourage Surfing and Crowds The Wedge will be shut down between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and city officials have established temporary fencing from West Harbor ...

Newport Beach is confronted by a growing tussle between bodysurfers and other wave riders over access to the coveted Wedge.

Quinn Kasbar of Newport Beach rides an air mattress on a wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach on Friday, August 17, 2018. A south swell hit Southern California beaches on Friday and was expected to ...

The Wedge is ranked #2 out of 14 things to do in Newport Beach. See pictures and our review of The Wedge.

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Surfers and spectators who frequent the Wedge are finding out that new restrictions have been put in place to keep people away from the famed surfing spot, at least during the majority of the dayli… ...

The explosive Wedge surf break in Newport Beach has left generations of daredevils with broken bones and concussions. On Friday, with waves topping 20 feet, it killed a man -- a rare death at a ...

At the Wedge, Newport’s iconic mutant wave located just north of the entrance to the Newport harbor, blackball has become a contentious issue.

The Wedge in Newport Beach, California, the famous closeout barrel, was creeping in to the 10- 15-foot range. Surfers were on it. And so were the cameras.

The Wedge will be shut down between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., and city officials have established temporary fencing from West Harbor Jetty to M Street.