#CORONA DEL MAR BEACH SWIMMING MOVIE#
#CORONA DEL MAR BEACH SWIMMING PRO#

The Wedge may be the most famous and most dangerous body surfing break in the world. During the screening at the Lido Theatre I saw, many of the Wedge old timers and youngsters were present, what a thrill to see them today and body surfing in years long ago on film. If you can view this film, locate it and enjoy.

#CORONA DEL MAR BEACH SWIMMING MOVIE#

Several years ago! The Newport Beach Film Festival showed a documentary on the Wedge, their most popular movie ever. My experiences of 67 years in Orange County have included many visits and they are all each extraordinary. We usually drive along the bluff in Corona Del Mar for that view and look across the channel toward the Wedge for Sunsets. Always a treat, that I do not do often enough. As you try to park, yes it is difficult here, you will walk by some lovely small original cottages that remain, some very large homes on perhaps 2 or 3 lots, and the back sides of those that face the bay. Certainly there was not much built in the area at that time, but thinking of this makes me shudder at what would be the outcome today. In 1939 a Hurricane came to Newport Beach and created waves of some 12 to 14 feet coming directly up the harbor channel. The late swells of the season can be absolutely beautiful.īlack Ball: From May to October bodysurfing only from 10AM-5PM. Waves typically start in April go through the summer months and end in late october. It's tucked away in a residential area so its pretty isolated in that regard. I saw a whale in the lineup once! The jetty also makes for a nice walk and the water is clear enough to see garibaldi and other fish from the rocks. There is even quite a bit of wildlife in the area. Because it is at the end of the peninsula, it is often relatively uncrowded on the beach. The boats coming out of the harbor are picturesque. If you dont know what you are doing and you even try to get in the water a lifeguard will politely tell you not to.Īs for the beach, it is absolutely beautiful. If you do not know what you are doing dont go in.

It is one of the few big waves that is regularly surfed by bodysurfers and they are some of the best in the world.

#CORONA DEL MAR BEACH SWIMMING PRO#

The crowd is intense and often filled with visiting pro surfers and bodyboarders. Physical ability combined with superior wave knowledge and selection are what's needed to be even remotely successful here. What does the uninitiated need to know? The surf is powerful and dangerous. I have been coming to this place for over 20 years.

Corona del mar beach swimming