Surfing Without the Ocean: How People Surf in Makeshift Waves

Wave pool technology became a hit, and it continues to amaze people decades after the idea of Ludwig II of Bavaria. The first one built in 1927 at Budapest, Hungary had been innovated, costumized and designed to best suit surfers and wave fanatics from around the world.

Wave House, San Diego California

Wave House understands the variety of wave surfers that is why they came up with not just one but two makeshift waves. The mellow Flow Rider for beginners and average surfers, and the extreme Flow Barrel which highlights on up to 10 inches tall waves.

Wadi Adventure, Dubai

Even with its ladscape, Middle East is no exemption to surfing. This is why Dubai came up with a surfer friendly Wadi Adventure that features 3.3 meters tall waves which can be adjusted based on your choice of level. They also limit surfers to six at a time so that everyone can have the best of their exerience without the hastle of congestion.

Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia

Built in year 2000, Sunway Lagoon made a record of being the biggest wave pool that year, at 140,000 square feet of water. With waves up to nine feet tall, Sunway specialized on the intricates all around its walls as they understand how Asians value arts.

Himlabadet, Sundsvall Sweden

Home of the Hangloose SurfStream Open, an indoor surf competition, Himlabadet is the very first wave pool in Europe to have a Surfstream wave. Established in 2010, Himalabadet has made quite a noise that professional surfers like Cheyne Magnusson did not want to miss the opportunity to surf on its two to fiur feet tall wave, according to The Active Times.

Man has truly been given such a great wisdom and skill to not just surf in makeshift waves duplicating what nature has to offer but to even bring it to the next level that people can truly enjoy surfing even without the ocean.

Here is a video that actually captured the fun in wave pool surfing.