The WEDGE, Newport Beach, CA - April 11, 2007. A huge south swell rocks the California coast and the Wedge is slammed by some significant waves... a surprisingly small number of surfers, bodyboarders and bodysurfers surfed Wedge during this swell.
Footage by Tom Lynch & Blake Rennie
December 21, 2005. A massive wave demolishes a pack of surfers at Blacks during an EPIC swell. This is one of the bigger sets of the day. This is a GIANT wave by San Diego standards.
Images: Tom Lynch
Matt Larson bodysurfing a very significant wave at the Wedge. Shot during a large September 2001 swell. The big waves were generated by a distant hurricane.
Blacks Beach, San Diego, during excellent WNW swell on 12/9/06 (9am-noon). The big waves were generated by a large winter storm in the Pacific Ocean. Images: Tom Lynch
Video from Ethiopia of wild chimps eating kelp. The extreme Ethiopian desert heat creates a mirage that actually looks like humans riding ocean waves without boards. Amazing!
Images: Tom Lynch