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5 Minutes of Raw Wedge Footage Featuring California’s Most Elusive Barrel

No music. No edits. Just the raw chaos from one of the wildest days at the Wedge in recent memory. The Wedge is one of the gnarliest waves on the West Coast.

No music. No edits. Just the raw chaos from one of the wildest days at the Wedge in recent memory.

I shot this footage on April 27, 2025. This session featured everything you’d expect from Newport Beach, California’s most dangerous wave — late drops, brutal wipeouts, and a few heroes somehow making it out of barrels cleanly.

This is the unfiltered look at what it’s like when the Wedge turns on. I was stoked to be there.

Check out Brad Jacobson’s new YouTube channel, Daily Dose of Surfing, for more raw cuts.