We visited relatives in Southern California over the weekend and stopped by Newport Beach to check out the surfing action. There were a “few” surfers on the water Saturday morning.

Hundreds of surfers at Newport Beach
Hundreds of surfers at Newport Beach

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Lifeguard training
Lifeguard training
surfer
This was the only surfer we saw not wearing a full body wet suit.

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The lifeguards practice body surfing.
The lifeguards practice swimming in the waves. No wet suits here.
This photographer was bobbing around in the waves.
A photographer was bobbing around in the waves.
surf ski
Staying farther out at a safe distance from the mass of surf boarders, this surf ski caught a few rides.

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