A surfer rides a wave at the wedge in Newport Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
A bogieboarder rides a wave at the wedge in Newport Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
A bogieboarder and a surfer ride a wave at the wedge in Newport Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
A State Parks administrative lifeguard building collapsed into the ocean at Point Mugu State Park on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (Surf damage)
A surfer is seen off the coast of Malibu on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (KABC)
A surfer is seen off the coast of Malibu on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (KABC)
A surfer is seen off the coast of Malibu on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (KABC)
Monster waves are seen off the coast of Newport Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (KABC)
A surfer is seen off the coast of Malibu on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (KABC)
A surfer is seen off the coast of Malibu on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (KABC)
Spectators watch as surfers catch big waves off the coast of Newport Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (KABC)
MALIBU, Calif. -- Despite warnings about high surf, daredevil surfers and body-boarders flocked to Southern California beaches to catch the big waves. See photos!