The Wedge - Newport Beach, CA 7-24-09 10:05 am This wave at 30 seconds is around 25 ft tall. The black ball just went up forcing all boards out of the water. This was one of the biggest, if not THE biggest wave of the morning. You can also see how high the tide has risen, and how many people are on the beach watching. To ride waves like this, it takes one thing. BALLS.