Artificial Surf Reef News

News on artificial surf reefs around the world.
Rocks at Southern Ocean Surf Reef

More waves, and a few moved rocks, at Southern Ocean Surf Reef

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An abnormally large storm managed to moved some of the boulders that make up the Souther Ocean Surf Reef in Middleton, WA ...
Southern Ocean Surf Reef Albany Middleton Beach Construction

Construction Underway on Southern Ocean Surf Reef

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Construction is well underway for the artificial Southern Ocean Surf Reef at Middleton Beach in Albany, Western Australia ...
Simon Mortensen Reef Design

Watch: Simon Mortensen on Artificial Surf Reef Design

The Global Wave Conference hosted a collection of great speakers and incredible presentations in February 2020. Simon Mortensen, one of the lead designers behind the Palm Beach artificial surfing reef, ...
Offshore Structure Comparison

Machine Learning, Slugs and Artificial Reefs: An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Shaw Mead

Dr. Shaw Mead talks sand slugs, the thought leadership of New Zealand surf scientists, beach protection, scanning technology, Mavericks, Lowers and other fascinating topics in this exclusive interview.  Dr. Shaw ...
Palm Beach Artificial Surf Reef Barrel

Palm Beach Artificial Surf Reef Shows Promise

On December 30th, the Palm Beach artificial surf reef shaped a 1.3m swell into overhead barrels and long ripable rights. The fun surf session is another early data point indicating ...

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