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$River Jetties, Newport Beach. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

River Jetties, Newport Beach. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$Dana Point. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

Dana Point. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$A golden morning at Lower Trestles. The large swell had the crowd spread wide and thin. The smaller waves that snuck through the crowd rewarded anyone waiting on the inside. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

A golden morning at Lower Trestles. The large swell had the crowd spread wide and thin. The smaller waves that snuck through the crowd rewarded anyone waiting on the inside. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$Laguna Beach. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

Laguna Beach. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$South OC Beach Break. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

South OC Beach Break. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$These conditions only happen a couple of time a year here, and even then only a few of the waves are makable. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

These conditions only happen a couple of time a year here, and even then only a few of the waves are makable. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$San Clemente Pier. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

San Clemente Pier. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$The miles of beach in Orange County often have good sandbars, if you know where to look. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

The miles of beach in Orange County often have good sandbars, if you know where to look. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$Newport Beach. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

Newport Beach. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

$It\'s empty beach breaks like these that remind us why we love Orange County even amongst the crowds and chaos. Photo: <a href=\"https://www.quinnmatthews.com/\" target=_blank>Quinn Matthews</a>.$

It's empty beach breaks like these that remind us why we love Orange County even amongst the crowds and chaos. Photo: Quinn Matthews.

Believe it or not, Orange County, with its varied breaks, world-famous traffic, and packed lineups, has moments of solitude and immense natural beauty. Here are 10 Orange County lineups to prove that point.

Check out more of Quinn’s work at his website, www.quinnmatthews.com, and his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/QuinnMatthewsPhotography.

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