Photos: South swell churns up big waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach

High surf being generated by a storm off the coast of New Zealand is treating surfers at the Wedge in Newport Beach to some great action.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

May 4, 2015 1:16 PM PT

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A recent storm near New Zealand has triggered a local high-surf advisory as waves sent toward Southern California’s coast are set to hit shore Monday and Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.

A surfer at the Wedge in Newport Beach rides a wave with a wall of water above and behind him thanks to a southwest swell generated by a storm off the coast of New Zealand.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A surfer is thrown off his board by one of the huge waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Spectators line the sand at the Wedge in Newport Beach, hoping for a picture or a glimpse of the high surf being generated by a storm off the coast of New Zealand.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Waves as high as 15 feet are predicted at the Wedge in Newport Beach.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

High surf being generated by a storm off the coast of New Zealand is treating surfers at the Wedge in Newport Beach to some great action.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A body boarder gets airborn riding a wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A surfer at the Wedge in Newport Beach rides through the foam left by a big wave thanks to a southwest swell generated by a storm off the coast of New Zealand.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)