The Wedge

The Wedge is an S-facing beach break in Newport Beach, California, United States. It picks up swell from SSE to S and S to SSW and W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 70% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: a Channel Islands gap lets in swell from 231.5° (SW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 88 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

S (190°)

Best swell

SSE to SSW (150°–200°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

6–20 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to S (155.5° to 184°); S to SSW (186° to 207°); W (267° to 280.5°)

Rare slot

Channel Islands gap, 231.5° SW

Offshore wind

N

Tide

NOAA station 9410580

Wave buoy

Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA (284) · 25 km away

Cams

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