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Early morning at the Wedge after a Category 5 hurricane generates the biggest waves in years.
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Mob scene in the water.
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Set waves were over 15 feet.
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Second of four photos of a surfer's wild ride at the Wedge.
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Doing an impression of Pipeline.
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Two seconds later.
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We saw some incredible bodyboard rides.
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About 40 bodyboarders and a half-dozen surfers were out.
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About as good as it gets at the Wedge.
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Big crowd due to non-stop publicity for several days.
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It was so crowded by 6:30 am that we had to park at the Balboa Pier and walk a half hour to get to the Wedge.
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Newport Point (18th Street on Balboa Peninsula) was also big.
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Biggest I've seen at Point (I used to live a block from here).