The Truth About Surfing the Wedge

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Brad Jacobson

Brad Jacobson

Күн бұрын

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@AskDunceCapDerek
@AskDunceCapDerek 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Loved the footage, info, and jazz- Excellent, Brad!! CheeWhoo!!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@terrencecenido9162
@terrencecenido9162 4 жыл бұрын
N Hhkvv.
@paulhetherington3854
@paulhetherington3854 3 жыл бұрын
Look at this, gay, suck up? Illegal under- State laws!
@Mikefngarage
@Mikefngarage 3 жыл бұрын
YEA nice edit.
@jom0bx189
@jom0bx189 4 жыл бұрын
A lot of Endless Summer inspiration here. I love it.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rogeeeferrari
@rogeeeferrari 4 жыл бұрын
Grew up surfing there in the late 60's and it was never crowded, of course nobody would ever take a board out back then. There was no such thing as a boogie board, and a short board was 7 foot long. The wedge was so fun, great memories...
@FinlessBob
@FinlessBob 3 жыл бұрын
Yep me too. No crowds even on weekends! Now it's insane when it's good.
@igenr8
@igenr8 2 жыл бұрын
Me too. 1964-1967
@tr7b410
@tr7b410 2 жыл бұрын
I remember when Ron Romanowski went out on his knee board-a pioneer.Than Danny Kwock charged the wave & really gave it a legitimate reason to surf it on a fiberglass board.
@neon-original
@neon-original 2 жыл бұрын
Don’t know how to surf, these sports are always appealing to me… boogie boards are pretty annoying but it’s all I can use :/
@unrealuknow864
@unrealuknow864 4 ай бұрын
Hardboards ruined the Wedge experience.
@ahmedkunbargi8096
@ahmedkunbargi8096 4 жыл бұрын
we need more of these endless summer vibe videos. great job, Brad. You even sound like Bruce Brown.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! More are coming.
@allensaunders449
@allensaunders449 3 жыл бұрын
True that
@SkiBroTheHeBro
@SkiBroTheHeBro 3 жыл бұрын
I’m 65 now. Back in my Days we only body served with the famous Duck Fins. From age 14-18. I was a surfer back then had tri fin Stick. Oh yeah they just came out like early 70s with tri fin surf boards. Never saw anyone try to surf the Wedge back then. They may have but I never saw it. Younger surfers are much better these days. Great video nice reminisce. Brings laughter and joy to my heart.
@FinlessBob
@FinlessBob 3 жыл бұрын
Same here! I am sure we have met back in the day. I lived there almost :) Believe it or not about 5 years ago my brother and I went and body surfed there but it was pretty tame :)
@tariqbouzayane4888
@tariqbouzayane4888 3 жыл бұрын
“people have been even killed riding this wave” *jazz music continues*
@mlackey9812
@mlackey9812 3 жыл бұрын
It's a crap wave (personal knowledge) and yes, about 4 people a summer walk into Newport and leave 'quads' I know of two personally.
@jzen1455
@jzen1455 8 ай бұрын
Before clicking on the video, I was expecting to hear some hard punk or metal music. The jazz took me aback lol.
@Moondoggy1941
@Moondoggy1941 4 жыл бұрын
When I was working on the peninsula people would ask if the wedge was pumping, I told them that there always to ways to tell. 1) If there is no parking the wedge is pumping. 2) If you cannot hear it, it is not.
@totalt6600
@totalt6600 4 жыл бұрын
I am sure much of my knee pain I owe to an adolescence spent thinking I was immortal, at The Wedge.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha, yep. Thanks for watching
@unrealuknow864
@unrealuknow864 4 ай бұрын
Feeling immortal at the wedge landed me in the hospital for a week with a torn ligament in my neck in 1989. Didn't hit my head on the sand, but the torque from being barreled did it
@tomiday66
@tomiday66 3 жыл бұрын
Memories of the wedge late 60's through early 1970's: Everyone bodysurfed. Duck Feet or Churchills. Takeoff on the side wave and then fly across the peak. Speeding so fast it would rip your fins off and pull down your pants. I learned to tie the fins off to my ankles with boot laces. Left arm straight out in front plaining on the bare hand , right arm back with right hand rudder. Holding on until the last possible moment and then a left shoulder dip and successfully out the back, sweet! Or spectacularly over the falls and coming up with sand in places you didn't know were places. Gawd it was fun! And then the one day they brought down the kid in the wheel chair on his one year anniversary. Sobering.
@balaw1980
@balaw1980 3 жыл бұрын
I was there in the mid 60's. You did not mention the wedge takeoff. We would go underwater, kick like hell then pop into the face for a cranking ride down the shoulder.
@krisgraves9115
@krisgraves9115 3 жыл бұрын
My mom used to go to the Wedge every weekend when she lived in Redlands as a highschooler, said those days were the best
@cybolton302
@cybolton302 3 жыл бұрын
You described my few experiences perfectly.
@FinlessBob
@FinlessBob 3 жыл бұрын
Same here my friend. late 60-'s and early 70's. I was there almost everyday even just to ride the shore break :)
@longrider42
@longrider42 4 жыл бұрын
Rode the Wedge back in 84 on a boogie board. Only did it three times, that was enough for me. Those folks are nuts. And yes I love the movie "Endless Summer" Might watch it since its cold and snowy out where I live right now.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It was 70 here today. ;)
@richarddyson4380
@richarddyson4380 4 жыл бұрын
Love that cool jazz to accompany an excellent narrative and great footage!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MichaelConferPhoto
@MichaelConferPhoto 2 ай бұрын
Love the narration, conversational, humorous, reminded me of Beach Boys radio promos I have heard from the early sixties. Very Bruce Brown esque with the longer surf clips and the music. Thanks.
@rabbisnail
@rabbisnail 3 жыл бұрын
Never surfed a minute in my life but I’m in love with this sport.
@faceripper77
@faceripper77 3 жыл бұрын
Im from florida coast and tried a lot but never once rode a wave. But Ive had many dreams of surfing and riding waves. Weird but awesome
@TheBigbrizzle
@TheBigbrizzle 4 жыл бұрын
Ah man no mention of catching the side wave into the peak! Need to do a part 2 just on that
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Very true!
@reggiebald2830
@reggiebald2830 4 жыл бұрын
Surf & played pre-prohibition (60s), no boards, few 'belly' boards, Dick Dale @ The Rendezvous, cattle on the Irvine hills, the 'downtown' was (is?) Balboa. Still "the prettiest left" (Thank you!); & I haven't been back, so I double appreciate your great work. THANKS!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words.
@Lotus-Son
@Lotus-Son 4 жыл бұрын
I love the "truth about...." Series you got going. Mainly when it comes to surfing. We make up misinformation in our head from assumptions made from just these edits that only show the highlights without the crowd and sea of cameras and the surroundings around the actual wave/main peak.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! More are coming soon
@chrisfourment3
@chrisfourment3 4 жыл бұрын
You mentioned the insider no one can catch, except the real boogies. That inside one the those days is super fun
@jamesleon2770
@jamesleon2770 4 жыл бұрын
Loving these vids bro,ill probably never surf these waves in real life so this is as good as it gets
@pinkcanoe
@pinkcanoe 4 жыл бұрын
Just recently came across your videos. I've watched other videos of people surfing this spot. With that wild wave action it always seemed to me (a non-surfer and now too old to learn) that it was kinda nuts. Surfers rarely seemed to be able to surf a wave without getting pummelled. Looks really brutal and your comments confirm that, well, it is! Thanks for the great commentary as well as the jazz in the background.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Yes, there are far more wipe outs than successfully risen waves.
@joshuabluhm3871
@joshuabluhm3871 4 жыл бұрын
Thx for the video! Beautiful imagery, very nice jazz music and soothing voice!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words.
@stevekleinhenz8262
@stevekleinhenz8262 2 жыл бұрын
Body surfed some 5 to 7 ft waves back in 1976! I got pounded by some heavy ones! Great 👍 video
@hokozebren
@hokozebren 4 жыл бұрын
Thus is awesome dude, gave me endless summer feels or something. Basic simple but want I wanna see. Thanks dude.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!
@1topskyrocket
@1topskyrocket 2 жыл бұрын
I lived in the Santa Monica area, and I went down there approximately 3 or 4 times, and every time I saw a surfer attempt to take a wave, their surfboard seemed to end up broken. You're showing really huge waves at the wedge. They were always about half that size when I was there and more timid but still powerful. I always body surfed.
@AskDunceCapDerek
@AskDunceCapDerek 4 жыл бұрын
Loved this!!! Great info, footage, and jazz. Cheewhooo!
@AndieZ4U2
@AndieZ4U2 3 жыл бұрын
Although I sure would love to jump on in, I think Ill stand on the shore and TRY to keep my pie hole shut. Wont be easy for this buck wild lion in a china shop. Naturally, eh? I gotta gut feeling you guys and gals are hanging 100 and loving it. I'm overwhelmed with gratitude and thankfulness. We are here to GO GO GO GO GO !
@jashannon
@jashannon 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent little documentary thank you. and a great collection of videos. I think the only thing you didn't mention was that East Newport beaches have steeper sloped shore breaks. whereas in West Newport they break far out. and the wedge is essentially the very end of East Newport, which is why the slope of the shore is steep. and it's probably even worse of a slope because the wedge beach is up against the harbor jetty. as a youth growing up in Newport, I never did bodyboard or bodysurf at any of the shore breaks. especially the wedge, lol. hitting the sand didn't look like a good idea. I boogie boarded around 44th Street which had a permanent blackball in the summer. but even over there I almost drowned on one rogue hurricane wave that pulled me over the falls upside down by my leash from the boogie board being pulled by the wave. which would be green flag at Nazare, lol. I have no idea how the big wave riders do it. it seems to me they should have small scuba tanks, tee hee. John Wayne became an actor because of getting injured at the Wedge, btw, as it caused him to lose his USC football scholarship. hats off to the East Newport Madmen... p.s. what happened to the body surfers? it used to be primarily a body surfing spot. aka Dirty Old Wedge video.
@jeffbauer3425
@jeffbauer3425 4 жыл бұрын
Love your narration Brad. And Especially no crap music in the background.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@AimeeNolte
@AimeeNolte 3 жыл бұрын
Great video essay - organ trio bkgrnd music was a nice touch.
@bluqe6841
@bluqe6841 3 жыл бұрын
shut up
@hugowigginton4112
@hugowigginton4112 3 жыл бұрын
Huge fan, didnt expect to see you here!
@commie281
@commie281 3 жыл бұрын
@@bluqe6841 huh
@docwill184
@docwill184 3 жыл бұрын
Bruce Brown 2.0. Good job; a new fav go-to...
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@lauriecarter8931
@lauriecarter8931 3 жыл бұрын
To the guys that surf the wedge on big days on surfboards you guys are unbelievably insane it takes alot of skill and Balls to tackle Big Wedge!!!!from West Oz.
@Monkeyabroad
@Monkeyabroad 3 жыл бұрын
I wish all locals spoke in such a friendly way. My experience with locals is always something like, “GTFOTW you f***ing kook!!”
@polyduckwanaland
@polyduckwanaland 3 жыл бұрын
I wipe out 45 feet away from anyone and I still get yelled at. Localism in Rhode Island is tough. Worst part is, I’m a kid. I’m only 14 and these fully grown men have nothing better to do than yell at a kid
@_Jake.From.Statefarm_
@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 3 жыл бұрын
@@polyduckwanaland Just remember what it will teach you when you get older. Getting yelled at sucks when you're new but if you're respectful and stick with it they will respect you. It's like the Military , it sucks getting yelled at but they have reasons for it.. Some places you have to be mentally tough.
@douglashanlon1975
@douglashanlon1975 2 жыл бұрын
It's not just locals...I went there in the mid70s and on big days there would be 50 body surfers there and five had enough skill to ride it. I remember screaming at the assholes in the way if you aren't trying to catch a wave get the fuck out of the water and watch. That left it for me and three locals and we put on a show.
@mikelaurence6901
@mikelaurence6901 2 жыл бұрын
Was out at swami's on the biggest day I've ever seen out there spring of 82 I was 16 Shawn Thomson riped all day and was so cool to me when I paddled right out to the out side peak line up Dale Dobson started yelling at me get the F out of here your gonna get killed everybody started scrambling for horizon I flipped Dale the bird Shawn grinned a mile wide I turned around and paddled into the first wave of the set to hoots and hollers got barreled in all three sections paddled right back out to nothing but grinns from all that dude never said a word to me ever again 😜 ever I've never had a better day In my life 🌀
@Monkeyabroad
@Monkeyabroad 2 жыл бұрын
@@mikelaurence6901 awesome tales from the tube
@jacksonkerins3037
@jacksonkerins3037 4 жыл бұрын
Grown up near the wedge my whole life. Sister was a lifeguard there as well. She has pulled dozens of people out of the water there with all kinds of injuries. When it gets big it is truly a sight to behold
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
It's insane to watch when it's big. Thanks for watching.
@doghouseriley8696
@doghouseriley8696 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I love the wedge! I stopped off there on my way back from CR in early May and got skunked, which almost never happens. No worries; I'll be back often all summer. WAIT: I just realized who made this video. Strong work, Brad!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@martinacorry5446
@martinacorry5446 11 ай бұрын
You have to be very good and super experienced to contemplate the huge drop and complete your turn or if you straighten out. Willing to sacrifice your board too. Absolute perfect timing and lightening reactions. I have seen perfect rides on film -- probably 1 for 100 by the best. Not a place to learn ! I f i made it 2 times i would be happy and retire my board. Boogie board fun too with better chances but one still has to have top skill to avoid being pile driven or back smashed on the sand. Dare devils and as touch crazy fits the bill !
@magiccheeseball
@magiccheeseball 4 жыл бұрын
The most entertaining wave to watch that's for sure!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
It's amazing. Thanks for watching.
@Moondoggy1941
@Moondoggy1941 4 жыл бұрын
I thought you would talk more about the game-changer at the Wedge, and that is the In and Out wave that brings the Uh and Oh, and watch out for that sandbed. the crowd favorite, I know you touched on it in the beginning.
@arthousefilms
@arthousefilms 4 жыл бұрын
You should do one of these about Fort Point!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
They may put a hit on me for that. Hahahaha. Thanks for watching.
@nikolasgibson3438
@nikolasgibson3438 4 жыл бұрын
This was so awesome. I now have an odd aspiration to get absolutely worked and pounded.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha. It's almost guaranteed!
@matthewperkins288
@matthewperkins288 4 жыл бұрын
Brad, great video. The term is reflect not refract. Refraction occurs when a wave changes mediums. Reflection is when a wave bounces off. Diffraction is when a wave bends around something. I LOVE THIS VIDEO THOUGH!!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, good catch. Didn't think before I spoke. Thanks for watching. Really appreciate it.
@townshendshean
@townshendshean 3 жыл бұрын
I had a friend who got paralyzed from the waist down there back in the early 1980's.I haven't surfed there since. I used to go WATCH Mike Stewart ride there though...he was amazing!
@danielcruz8347
@danielcruz8347 3 жыл бұрын
PRODUCTION MASTERPIECE...FROM INFORMATIVE NARRATION..SIGHTS..AND ESPECIALLY THOSE JAZZ SOUNDS....WEDGE ON.....
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words.
@jimmalmo909
@jimmalmo909 3 жыл бұрын
Screen shot 4:54 where's Jaime?!!! Love your vids Brad! I have been making my own since I got a Super 8 camera back in the early 70's! You are a MASTER!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Super 8.. that's good stuff.
@tommyhofer1176
@tommyhofer1176 4 жыл бұрын
0:54 wedge usually gets better on a southern hemi swell right? I've always thought that because with the short swell interval hurricane swells dont wedge up off the jetty that well
@michaelmcconnell7302
@michaelmcconnell7302 4 жыл бұрын
they do but its a little further from the jetty and doesn't double up or drain the backwash the same
@anotherworldviewispossible
@anotherworldviewispossible 4 жыл бұрын
Yes and no. Since the Army Corps "Improvement" to the Jetty in 1996 - it likes as much S or SE in the swell as it can get, as far as the shape goes - and that's an angle common with Hurricanes . So Hurricanes tend to have crisper shape and less explosive energy, because of the shorter periods - which can be a good thing. There tends to be less makeable "sidewaves" than on a S. Hemi - but the peaks can be phenomenal. And there's usually a lot of waves, and waves per set, on a good Hurricane swell. The other commentor was correct. Often on a Hurricane there's two peaks - one in the preferred usual spot, over by the Jetty, and a "B Peak" over towards Cylinders. That "B-Peak" can have well-shaped A-Frames, that tend to be more user-friendly for board surfing - certainly much better for that, than they are on a S. Hemi. If you want to compare Hurricane energy to S. Hemi - look at KZbin videos from the 2014 Hurricane Marie swell, and the July 4 Swell from 2020. They both have their moments, their pluses and minuses.
@michaelmcconnell7302
@michaelmcconnell7302 4 жыл бұрын
@@anotherworldviewispossible do you know what exactly they did to the jetty? I read that at one point the jetty near Anderson st in Sunset would break like a reverse wedge on a west swell, but the navy added a bunch of sand that breaks up any swell that does make it there.
@anotherworldviewispossible
@anotherworldviewispossible 4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelmcconnell7302 The ACE took out what used to look like telephone poles running out to the end of it, and added a bunch more rocks - widening the base, and changing the slope. The sides of the Jetty used to be steeper, sending more sidewave energy back across the peaks, with less energy lost in the explosion onto the Jetty. The shape was much better, before the project, and it used to handle on swells with more SW, as well.
@michaelmcconnell7302
@michaelmcconnell7302 4 жыл бұрын
ok I remember the poles but I dont think I started riding wedge until about 97 so the quality if the wave has always been about the same, depending on sand and swell of course.
@jonathansantos2271
@jonathansantos2271 3 жыл бұрын
Surfs up! Look at the break style that place has. I wonder if that was all in one day action?. Good spot tuning....thanks for keeping that place clean!
@paullangan8080
@paullangan8080 3 жыл бұрын
Dude I felt like I was watching a 70's surf movie ala Bruce Brown, thanks bro
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I admire Bruce's work.
@spelldeck
@spelldeck 4 жыл бұрын
Never been there heard it's nuts and super heavy. And boards broken on a regular basis. Woould be amazing to catch one of these minsters and make it out.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to watch.
@Eddy_zilla
@Eddy_zilla 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you mention bout the parking motorcycle time! I want to go see this soon but not surf it outta my league 😅
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
The parking can get crazy. Thanks for watching
@cliffcurtistruth
@cliffcurtistruth 4 жыл бұрын
This used to be my Boogie Board spot back in the late 80s. Every time you get out of the water it feels like your head has been pounded in a boxing match but the waves are so fun we just couldn't resist. The crowd was much smaller back then.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
The crowds have definitely grown! Thanks for watching.
@cudiving2150
@cudiving2150 4 жыл бұрын
Cool video, enjoyed the info on this crazy dangerous spot.
@jacquesbothma6936
@jacquesbothma6936 4 жыл бұрын
SIDENOTE: leave the leash at home.
@Brycepsurfer
@Brycepsurfer 4 жыл бұрын
i mean you can wear your leash if you wanna break your board or get strangled😂
@wakeupmofoers691
@wakeupmofoers691 4 жыл бұрын
@@Brycepsurfer yes wear leash as a custom not as a lifesaver ? board keeper ?
@chrismck27
@chrismck27 2 жыл бұрын
Can you please explain this blackball thing you said that happens at 10am-5am, I’m from Cronulla, Sydney Australia hey and have never heard of this, check out our local reef break aswell called Shark Island if you keen also plus we got a heap of other waves, but loving all your vids buddy, keep up the good work.
@StewartGartland
@StewartGartland 3 жыл бұрын
Terrific piece of surfing movie making. Cool, informative and fun with great footage!!
@clarkewi
@clarkewi 4 жыл бұрын
Well done.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@stevenboothe9398
@stevenboothe9398 4 жыл бұрын
Newport peninsula. Balboa is an island.
@QU1RKONE
@QU1RKONE 2 жыл бұрын
Great intro and synopsis of the Wedge. Thanks!
@m.oriley7700
@m.oriley7700 3 жыл бұрын
The Wedge is one of many reasons I'm a happy and proud Newport Beach resident.
@9nineish
@9nineish 3 жыл бұрын
In our 60’s mY wife and I went out on a small day, just we could have a story to tell. She is a beginner. We survived and thrived. My experience of watching the ocean kept us in a relative calm place but the wedge is powerful. Sandy beach kind of stuff. She earned the bumper sticker, “ Mom would go!”
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 3 жыл бұрын
That’s an awesome bumper sticker!
@cybolton302
@cybolton302 3 жыл бұрын
Broke my arm there as a kid out on an average day in 1970. (Yes... my left arm!) Lost Churchills there another. The Wedge DOES charge a toll. Nice vid, laid back vibe, very Bruce Brown-ish.
@ethankohan8278
@ethankohan8278 4 жыл бұрын
Yo I just found your video in my recommended and it’s some good stuff!! Do pipeline next!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I need to get more footage from there first.
@parabola8933
@parabola8933 4 жыл бұрын
I grew up on 24th Street. Miss that place and the dirty ol wedge.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@mwngw
@mwngw 2 жыл бұрын
I thought I was a good swimmer until I tried the Wedge. I'd bodysurfed the outside break at Huntington Beach often during big days, no problem. But hell, us guys decide to go out into the Wedge with our duck feet, maybe an 8' day, 1968. But 15 footers start coming in and I have no idea how I'm gonna get back to shore without getting really effed up. So it lets up a bit and I take an 8 footer....God I got killed. By some miracle I crawled ashore. Never again.
@GregSr
@GregSr 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Westminster in the 60's and early 70's. We would ride our bikes to Huntington Beach and spend most of the day body surfing. I knew I lacked the strength (and guts) to take on the Wedge.
@stampscapes
@stampscapes 3 жыл бұрын
great looking footage on some great days
@lichen420
@lichen420 3 жыл бұрын
The writing, narration, editing, music, and camera do a good job of creating the feel or as an homage to a Bruce Brown film.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jakegravad4342
@jakegravad4342 4 жыл бұрын
I watch a lot of American documentaries, and am often disappointed, it’s boring, uninformative, repetitive, but this was EXCELLENT. Highly enjoyable, had a good rhythm, explained all the ins and outs....lm impressed. Well done mate. Thanks.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
WOW, thanks for the kind comments
@Tribblepuppy
@Tribblepuppy 3 жыл бұрын
Grew up on the peninsula in the 60's and 70's, and used to bodysurf the wedge, but not when the monster waves came in. I had a school mate who broke his neck trying to bodysurf the big waves, and that's when I decided that it's not worth the risk.
@trudyrivich369
@trudyrivich369 3 жыл бұрын
Great footage! Really fun to watch! So thankful I'm only an observer!!!
@clarkewi
@clarkewi 4 жыл бұрын
Good narration. I will watch safely from shore.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bpz89
@bpz89 4 жыл бұрын
I have been loving your channel!
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@geraldtarpley3103
@geraldtarpley3103 2 жыл бұрын
I remember when Harley anybody knew about the Wedge except for locals and a few in landers.✌️😎
@CeeT_
@CeeT_ 3 жыл бұрын
How do you not break all your bones when you wipeout into the sand. I bodyboard fairly often and haven't really found any advice for this
@jfrealestate201
@jfrealestate201 4 жыл бұрын
Great description! Can't wait to watch this wave never visited it before. Is it true Wedge only breaks in the summer, with a SW swell? Who says California wavs never get big or heavy? Stay informed people!
@anotherworldviewispossible
@anotherworldviewispossible 4 жыл бұрын
It breaks on anything from SW to SSE... But shape is best from 195° and East of that. It's a "Swell Magnet" - so almost always one of the biggest spots on the Coast in the Summers.
@skeptical-of-all1633
@skeptical-of-all1633 3 жыл бұрын
Mavericks yo
@LottiDotti76
@LottiDotti76 3 жыл бұрын
@@skeptical-of-all1633 that's what I was about to say. The first time I saw Mavericks. I tinkled a little. Been out for the Wedge, but never stupid enough to paddle out at Mavericks.
@waynehearst317
@waynehearst317 4 жыл бұрын
No mention of the unique and famous "sider"? I think that's one of the most interesting things when describing the wedge. Nothing like catching a wave that's going OUTSIDE and North only to reconnect with the main wave. The skim boarders have it dialed.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
They nail that sider for sure! Thanks for watching.
@Cproductions1319
@Cproductions1319 Жыл бұрын
I like this series please do spots in San Diego like this…better yet Baja California if you ever come down
@TheRakuman
@TheRakuman 3 жыл бұрын
I love this place! Spent many hours in the surf here. Fortunately I was never injured. My only problem with the wedge is that there is no public restrooms.
@Rewiindz
@Rewiindz 2 жыл бұрын
That’s why there’s an ocean 😉
@goldenacres3269
@goldenacres3269 3 жыл бұрын
The very best rides start from near the jetty, ride the reflection up into the "Spoon" then down the other side. I did that as a kid 55 years ago. Awesome experience. If you are right at the Spoon when the wave comes down off the beach, it can throw you higher than the jetty.
@gyro313
@gyro313 3 жыл бұрын
Golden and your board have to land on the inshore break where my children are body surfing?
@goldenacres3269
@goldenacres3269 3 жыл бұрын
@@gyro313 In boating we say you are responsible for your wake. I guess people should be responsible for their board. The ride I described, I have done bodysurfing with fins, no board. Enjoy your kids and the surf.
@richardelliott8352
@richardelliott8352 2 жыл бұрын
A broken bone from body surfing in Orange County had John Wayne off the USC football team, but he happened to join the team bus for some extra work on a movie. He had the spare time and interest to hang at the lot, and eventually got noticed . I suspect the wedge, famous for broken collar bones among body surfers, as the most likely spot for this injury.
@vanceduke5196
@vanceduke5196 4 жыл бұрын
excellent narration
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. Really appreciate it.
@davidbradley3227
@davidbradley3227 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid and narration and music too. I’m subscribing
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, really appreciate it.
@davidbradley3227
@davidbradley3227 4 жыл бұрын
@@BradJacobson keep it up good sir
@ifindtrends
@ifindtrends 4 жыл бұрын
Great perspective. Thanks
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. More are coming.
@muttonbuster
@muttonbuster 3 жыл бұрын
Question: I'm from out of town and looking to rent a jet ski. Is this a good place to learn?
@valeriejohnson2770
@valeriejohnson2770 2 жыл бұрын
LOL 🤣
@henryssurfshowcase
@henryssurfshowcase 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video you have, and commentating !
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@IanDalm
@IanDalm 4 жыл бұрын
@JOB on the catch surf at the wedge?
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Yep, thanks for watching.
@stanramseyjr2
@stanramseyjr2 4 жыл бұрын
Favorite place to ride😁🌊
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
I totally understand why. Thanks for watching.
@JasonSmith-dd2ms
@JasonSmith-dd2ms 3 жыл бұрын
Fun to watch. Thanks.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@isabeljohnson3279
@isabeljohnson3279 3 жыл бұрын
this is the perfect video for someone to know the wedge!!
@REDROCKBEACH
@REDROCKBEACH 7 ай бұрын
Great video. I´m an amateur surfer and musician who´s just recorded a song about a wipeout I had years ago, and am intending to put together a video to accompany it ( no images of anyone singing, just gnarly waves and wipeouts). I was wondering if you would give permssion to use some of the sequences from this video. Obviously I would include all credits and any other relevant information you deemed fit. If you would like any further information, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
@ibreakthings4668
@ibreakthings4668 Жыл бұрын
What a perfect description of the Wedge...
@isoulsearch411
@isoulsearch411 4 жыл бұрын
Solid Wedge Vid, Bravo
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mchammer5034
@mchammer5034 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video mate love your attitude👌
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!
@stratman9449
@stratman9449 3 жыл бұрын
the Wedge....one of the best places to break your bones.....;-)
@gustavobro2484
@gustavobro2484 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone know where knackers is these days ? Moved down there like 30 years ago. He wasn’t in a good way after too much acid. ☮️🙂
@harrow2355
@harrow2355 4 ай бұрын
I would loved to surf my foamie as a kid here,in Australia they are fun because they put a better fin system in to stabilise in rough conditions.
@arturomorettmorett9598
@arturomorettmorett9598 3 жыл бұрын
Dude! This channel is great!
@drewfinn2
@drewfinn2 3 жыл бұрын
great commentary...kinda Bruce Brown like in a good way !! Nicely done 😎💯✨🤙🏼🤗
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that
@michaelmcconnell7302
@michaelmcconnell7302 4 жыл бұрын
man as a newbie to the wedge you spend a lotta time scratching for those in-betweeners 🤙
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
They look insane!
@iiLeeDz
@iiLeeDz 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Truth about malibu would be interesting.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
Good idea! Maybe soon.
@halas7388
@halas7388 3 жыл бұрын
Do you ever surf Manhattan Beach Pier?
@josharend9001
@josharend9001 Жыл бұрын
Great vid brother 😎👍 Please do an instructional intro vid to Puerto Escondido would be rad!!!
@xyzct
@xyzct 4 жыл бұрын
Bodyboarding wedges is one of the greatest joys in life.
@BradJacobson
@BradJacobson 4 жыл бұрын
I bet! The place is magical!
@gonzaloolaznog1167
@gonzaloolaznog1167 4 жыл бұрын
Bodyboard is gay
@Luke_Goodwin
@Luke_Goodwin 4 жыл бұрын
@@gonzaloolaznog1167 u gay
@Macbruber
@Macbruber 4 жыл бұрын
do u have a video about cylinders?
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