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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wedge,_The.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Wedge%2C_The.jpg/220px-Wedge%2C_The.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Wedge%2C_The.jpg/330px-Wedge%2C_The.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Wedge%2C_The.jpg/440px-Wedge%2C_The.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The surf at "The Wedge".</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Newport_Beach,_California" title="Newport Beach, California">Newport Beach, California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=The_Wedge_(surfing)&params=33_35_33_N_117_52_56_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°35′33″N</span> <span class="longitude">117°52′56″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.59250°N 117.88222°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">33.59250; -117.88222</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Wedge</b> is a spot located at the extreme southeast end of the <a href="/wiki/Balboa_Peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Balboa Peninsula">Balboa Peninsula</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newport_Beach,_California" title="Newport Beach, California">Newport Beach, California</a> known for its large waves that makes it a popular spot for <a href="/wiki/Surfing" title="Surfing">surfing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bodysurfing" title="Bodysurfing">bodysurfing</a>. The Wedge is located at the intersection of the beach and the man-made <a href="/wiki/Jetty" title="Jetty">jetty</a> that forms the <a href="/wiki/Breakwater_(structure)" title="Breakwater (structure)">breakwater</a> on the western side of Newport harbor entrance. When a south or south/southwest <a href="/wiki/Swell_(ocean)" title="Swell (ocean)">swell</a> is running in the right size and direction, the Wedge can produce waves up to 30 feet (9.1 m) high. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_waves">The waves</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Wedge_(surfing)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The waves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Crowds_gather_to_watch_giant_waves_at_the_Wedge_Newport_Beach.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Crowds_gather_to_watch_giant_waves_at_the_Wedge_Newport_Beach.jpg/220px-Crowds_gather_to_watch_giant_waves_at_the_Wedge_Newport_Beach.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Crowds_gather_to_watch_giant_waves_at_the_Wedge_Newport_Beach.jpg/330px-Crowds_gather_to_watch_giant_waves_at_the_Wedge_Newport_Beach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Crowds_gather_to_watch_giant_waves_at_the_Wedge_Newport_Beach.jpg/440px-Crowds_gather_to_watch_giant_waves_at_the_Wedge_Newport_Beach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Crowds gather to watch giant waves at the Wedge, Newport Beach</figcaption></figure> <p>The waves are a by-product of alterations to the rock jetty on the west side of the Newport Harbor entrance undertaken during the 1930s.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When conditions are right, and a wave approaches the shore at the proper angle (most generally a south swell), an approaching wave will reflect off the jetty creating a second wave. The reflected wave meets up with the following wave of the set and forms a peak, and this pattern can repeat for several following waves as well. If the reflected and incoming waves align the resulting wave is bigger than either alone due to <a href="/wiki/Wave_interference" title="Wave interference">constructive interference</a>. This occurs very rapidly and forms waves in a very unpredictable and "unstable" pattern, so that no two waves are alike and the exact breaking point is difficult to predict even for an experienced surfer. </p><p>Although this condition primarily occurs with large, south swells, it can also occur, with considerably lesser frequency, during "normal" conditions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> During a south or south/southwest swell of the right size and aligned in the swell window, the Wedge can produce huge waves up to 30 feet (9.1 m) high.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In addition, the beach at the Wedge is very steeply shaped sand, resulting in what is known as <a href="/wiki/Shore_break" class="mw-redirect" title="Shore break">shore break</a> and a very strong backwash which often drags people back into the surf. The backwash itself frequently creates another, outgoing wave, which can hit an incoming wave or surfer with enormous force.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> With the combined effect of the unpredictability of where the incoming waves will break, and the strength of the backwash, the resulting wave action can be highly unpredictable and therefore both exciting as well as very dangerous. The combination of danger, along with the chance to get <a href="/wiki/Surfing#Maneuvers" title="Surfing">pitted</a> (enclosed in the tube, barrel, or "pit" of a wave), draws many to surf the Wedge.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Wedge breaks largest when intense Southern Hemisphere storms or large <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">tropical cyclones</a> send their long period energy from the <a href="/wiki/South-southwest" class="mw-redirect" title="South-southwest">south-southwest</a> direction, primarily during the summer and fall months.<sup id="cite_ref-Weikel_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weikel-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Wedge_(surfing)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Wedge_Newport_beach_CA_Aug_27_2014_tube_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/The_Wedge_Newport_beach_CA_Aug_27_2014_tube_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/220px-The_Wedge_Newport_beach_CA_Aug_27_2014_tube_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/The_Wedge_Newport_beach_CA_Aug_27_2014_tube_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/330px-The_Wedge_Newport_beach_CA_Aug_27_2014_tube_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/The_Wedge_Newport_beach_CA_Aug_27_2014_tube_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/440px-The_Wedge_Newport_beach_CA_Aug_27_2014_tube_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The Wedge (background)</figcaption></figure> <p>The formation of the surfing spot known as the Wedge was a by-product of alterations to the Newport Harbor, which were completed and re-dedicated on May 23, 1936. Before those renovations and extensions of the West Jetty wall, the Newport Harbor was the premier surfing spot on the entire west coast of North America.<sup id="cite_ref-Newport_Beach_Independent_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newport_Beach_Independent-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, while the Newport Harbor was popular with surfers, it was also at that time a tragic place to be for boaters and swimmers alike, especially during big swells.<sup id="cite_ref-Orange_County_Register_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orange_County_Register-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1926, George Rogers Jr., a 15-year-old with <a href="/wiki/Polio" title="Polio">polio</a>, drowned in the Newport Harbor as his boat capsized amidst the heavy waves. As a result of polio, George Rogers Jr. was reliant on leg braces, and due to the weight of his heavy iron leg braces, his body sank to the bottom of the harbor and was never found. To prevent such a tragedy from happening again to boaters or swimmers, the boy's father, George Rogers Sr., a successful southern California road builder, was motivated to sell his business and focus his remaining years of life on seeking local and federal funding to alter the Newport Harbor. From 1926 to 1936 George Rogers Sr. campaigned to raise funds. Despite the scarcity of money during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, Rogers Sr., helped raise approximately $2 million in federal aid and local bond funds.<sup id="cite_ref-Daily_Pilot_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daily_Pilot-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A month following the re-dedication of the improved Newport Harbor entrance, George Rogers Sr. had a <a href="/wiki/Heart_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart attack">heart attack</a> while on his boat as he entered the harbor entrance.<sup id="cite_ref-Orange_County_Register_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orange_County_Register-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died at approximately the same location his son died, ten years earlier. In 2014 the documentary, <i>The Wedge: Dynasty, Tragedy, Legacy</i>, aired on PBS SoCaL, recounting these events.<sup id="cite_ref-Newport_Beach_Independent_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newport_Beach_Independent-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_culture">Popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Wedge_(surfing)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the early to mid-1950s The Wedge was known locally as "102 Beach," where teens held frequent evening beach parties at which <a href="/wiki/Brew_102" class="mw-redirect" title="Brew 102">Brew 102</a>, a popular (and inexpensive) Southern California beer from the Maier Brewing Co. was liberally consumed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Wedge makes an appearance in Bruce Brown's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Endless_Summer" title="The Endless Summer">The Endless Summer</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSL_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSL-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Balboa is mentioned in the opening song to seminal 1963 surfing movie "<a href="/wiki/Beach_Party" title="Beach Party">Beach Party</a>". </p><p>Legendary <a href="/wiki/Surf_music" title="Surf music">surf music</a> guitarist <a href="/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale">Dick Dale</a> memorialized the Wedge in an eponymous song on the 1963 album, <a href="/wiki/Checkered_Flag_(album)" title="Checkered Flag (album)">Checkered Flag</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pop_punk" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop punk">Pop punk</a> band <a href="/wiki/All_Time_Low" title="All Time Low">All Time Low</a> also mentions the Wedge in their song "Let It Roll" from their 2007 album, "<a href="/wiki/So_Wrong,_It%27s_Right" title="So Wrong, It's Right">So Wrong, It's Right</a>". </p><p><a href="/wiki/John_Wayne" title="John Wayne">John Wayne</a> attended <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">USC</a> in the 1920s, where he played on the Trojans football team. "While still playing football, Wayne went to the Wedge for a bodysurfing session and wound up — as so many others do — getting injured at the famously fast and heavy spot. Because he could no longer play football, he lost his athletic scholarship. And without funds, he had to drop out of USC. After leaving school, Wayne went to work at the studios, beginning with a summer gig in a prop department."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Wedge_(surfing)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Body_Surfing_The_Wedge_Newport_Beach_CA_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Body surfing large waves at the Wedge"><img alt="Body surfing large waves at the Wedge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Body_Surfing_The_Wedge_Newport_Beach_CA_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/120px-Body_Surfing_The_Wedge_Newport_Beach_CA_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Body_Surfing_The_Wedge_Newport_Beach_CA_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/180px-Body_Surfing_The_Wedge_Newport_Beach_CA_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Body_Surfing_The_Wedge_Newport_Beach_CA_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg/240px-Body_Surfing_The_Wedge_Newport_Beach_CA_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Body surfing large waves at the Wedge</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv/120px--Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="120" height="68" data-durationhint="17" data-mwtitle="Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv.1080p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="1080p.vp9.webm" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv" type="video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv/Wedge_Video_D_Ramey_Logan.ogv.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Wedge video, shot during <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Marie_(2014)" title="Hurricane Marie (2014)">Hurricane Marie</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Wedge_(surfing)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thewedgefilm.com">"The Wedge: Dynasty, Tragedy and Legacy"</a>.</cite><span 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Newport Beach Independent.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Local+Focus%3A+Newport%27s+Famous+%22Wedge%22+Subject+of+PBS+Documentary.&rft.pub=Newport+Beach+Independent&rft.date=2014-05-20&rft.aulast=Simon&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newportbeachindy.com%2Flocal-focus-newports-famous-wedge-subject-pbs-documentary%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Wedge+%28surfing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Orange_County_Register-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Orange_County_Register_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Orange_County_Register_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFConnelly2014" class="citation web cs1">Connelly, Laylan (May 19, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/harbor-614847-wedge-rogers.html">"Film on PBS explores how Newport's Wedge surf break came to be"</a>. Orange County Register.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Film+on+PBS+explores+how+Newport%27s+Wedge+surf+break+came+to+be&rft.pub=Orange+County+Register&rft.date=2014-05-19&rft.aulast=Connelly&rft.aufirst=Laylan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ocregister.com%2Farticles%2Fharbor-614847-wedge-rogers.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Wedge+%28surfing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Daily_Pilot-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Daily_Pilot_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMiller2014" class="citation web cs1">Miller, Michael (May 20, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-dpt-et-0523-bob-rogers-wedge-pbs-socal-20140520-story.html">"Man with links to Wedge tragedies pays tribute"</a>. <i>Daily Pilot</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Daily+Pilot&rft.atitle=Man+with+links+to+Wedge+tragedies+pays+tribute&rft.date=2014-05-20&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsocal%2Fdaily-pilot%2Fentertainment%2Ftn-dpt-et-0523-bob-rogers-wedge-pbs-socal-20140520-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Wedge+%28surfing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WSL-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WSL_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHoward" class="citation web cs1">Howard, Jake. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/452444/the-wedge-just-roared-summer-must-be-here">"The Wedge Just Roared, It Must Be Summer In California"</a>. World Surf League.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Wedge+Just+Roared%2C+It+Must+Be+Summer+In+California&rft.pub=World+Surf+League&rft.aulast=Howard&rft.aufirst=Jake&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldsurfleague.com%2Fposts%2F452444%2Fthe-wedge-just-roared-summer-must-be-here&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Wedge+%28surfing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170505181417/http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/sidetracked/2011/09/how-the-wedge-surf-spot-turned-john-wayne-into-an-actor">"How the Wedge surf spot turned John Wayne into an actor"</a>. <i>San Luis Obispo Tribune</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/sidetracked/2011/09/how-the-wedge-surf-spot-turned-john-wayne-into-an-actor/">the original</a> on May 5, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=San+Luis+Obispo+Tribune&rft.atitle=How+the+Wedge+surf+spot+turned+John+Wayne+into+an+actor&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsloblogs.thetribunenews.com%2Fsidetracked%2F2011%2F09%2Fhow-the-wedge-surf-spot-turned-john-wayne-into-an-actor%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Wedge+%28surfing%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Wedge_(surfing)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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