pSurfers in southern California took advantage of unusually large surf in Newport Beach on August 27, where a huge swell from Hurricane Marie was expected to generate waves as big as a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="blank" href="" target="blank"25 feeta. The National Weather Service issued a a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="blank" href="" target="blank"high surf advisorya, warning that the swell, which has been described as the largest in a decade, would cause dangerous rip tides and possible flooding.ppThis video captures surfers at the Wedge, in Newport Beach, a known surf spot which was expected to see the biggest swells.