A body surfer rides a high wave at the Wedge on September 1, 2011 in Newport Beach, California. Waves measuring up to 20 feet pounded the beach. A winter storm off the coast of Australia and New Zealand brought unusally hgh serve to the Southern California beaches. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Lifegaurds help pull a woman out of the ocean as high waves measuring up to 20 feet pounded the beach at the Wedge on September 1, 2011 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

A surfer rides a high wave at The Wedge on September 1, 2011 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)