El Segundo — Matt Mohagen raises his arms in elation as he emerges from the barrel of a tube at Dockweiler State Beach.
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El Segundo — Matt Mohagen leaps from his board after riding a nearly 10-foot wave at Dockweiler State Beach.
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El Segundo — Heavy surf made for big waves as surfers ride some as tall as 12 feet at Dockweiler State Beach.
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El Segundo — Matt Mohagen surfs to the bottom of a large wave in search of a tube ride at Dockweiler State Beach.
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El Segundo — Spectators watch from a jetty as heavy surf made for big waves at Dockweiler State Beach.
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Seal Beach — A body boarder south of the Seal Beach pier gets a little air time while he navigates one of the big waves.
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Seal Beach — A surfer south of the Seal Beach pier takes a ride on one of the big waves.
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Seal Beach — A broken board is one of the occupational hazards of riding the big waves south of the Seal Beach pier.
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Seal Beach — Two body boarders south of the Seal Beach pier get a little close while navigating one of the big waves.
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Huntington Beach — A man walking along the sand of the Huntington Beach pier is dwarfed by the high waves.
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Carlsbad — Huge waves pound the coast at Carlsbad State Beach.
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Carlsbad — A surfer flies over the top of a wave at Tamarack State Beach in Carlsbad, where a steady supply of big surf moved ashore at daybreak.
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Carlsbad — A surfer makes his way across a jetty at Carlsbad State Beach as huge wave plumes glow in the morning sun.
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Carlsbad — A stand-up paddleboard surfer takes a hit as he rides a wave at Tamarack State Beach in Carlsbad.
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Carlsbad — From atop a rock jetty, a man takes a snapshot on his cellphone of the huge waves crashing ashore at Carlsbad State Beach.
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Huntington Beach — The surf on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier provides some thrills as a large swell and pounding surf hit west-facing beaches along the Southern California coast.
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Huntington Beach — A surfer leaps over the top of a big wave south of the Huntington Beach Pier.
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Huntington Beach — A wave towers above a surfer south of the Huntington Beach Pier .
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Huntington Beach — A surfer completes a bottom turn as the early morning light illuminates the big waves south of the Huntington Beach Pier.
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Huntington Beach — A surfer south of the Huntington Beach Pier takes off on a wave.
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Huntington Beach — High waves north of the Huntington Beach Pier provide a great photo-op.
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Huntington Beach — The high surf is washing up and over the sand south of the Huntington Beach Pier, providing a challenge for anyone walking along the shore.
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Huntington Beach — While the sun rises, a surfer south of the Huntington Beach Pier scrambles up the wet sand to get a better position in the water closer to the pier.
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Carlsbad — The last rays of sun catch beachcombers and a surfer on the beach in south Carlsbad at the end of a day of high surf.
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Oceanside — A surfer rides inside the curl of a wave at Pier Beach as powerful swells brought out hundreds of surfers to west-facing San Diego County beaches.
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Oceanside — A surfer rides inside the curl of a wave at Pier Beach in Oceanside.
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Oceanside — As the sun sets, a surfer rides inside the curl of a wave at Pier Beach.
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Oceanside — A blazing sunset fills the sky as a surfer rides inside a wave at Pier Beach in Oceanside.
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Carlsbad — A pair of stand-up paddleboard surfers catch the last rays of sun in south Carlsbad.
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