Rapid erosion reveals decades-old infrastructure at California beach – SF Gate

Big waves at the Wedge, Newport Beach, CA on Saturday, July 25, 2009 (by Mark Roland CC BY-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

Massive swells created by Hurricane Genevieve earlier this month have caused huge changes to the California coastline. An entire beach near San Diego nearly disappeared, and access to one of Malibu’s most scenic beaches remains closed indefinitely due to severe erosion. And at the Wedge in Newport Beach, a celebrated surf spot on the Balboa Peninsula, not only has the sandy area shrunk dramatically..