News about artificial surfing reefs.
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, presented his experience and thoughts on artificial surf reef design.If you weren't lucky enough
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 Mead is one of the most respected researchers in surf sciences with over 20 years of
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 that the recently completed artificial reef can improve surfing conditions. The
An unexpectedly large undertow ripped the seam of the Airwave artificial surf reef during installation off the coast of Bunbury, Western Australia. Installation started last week and divers noticed noticed the tear on Friday, said Troy Bottegal, inventor of the Airwave. The reef was 90% complete
The artificial surf reef planned for Middleton Beach in Albany, Western Australia, took a big step forward this week when the city awarded Bluecoast Consulting Engineers the tender for detailed design. Bluecoast is not new to artificial reef design or this project. They were involved in Palm Beach
The Palm Beach artificial reef on the Gold Coast of Australia was recently completed by Simon Mortensen and a team of designers and engineers. As you may have seen or heard, the artificial reef produced a few good surf sessions before the swell died for the season, even before the reef was 100%
Progress continues and construction is half-way complete on the Airwave artificial reef for Bunbury according to Troy Bottegal, founder of Airwave. The project remains on track to have the reef installed and ready to surf sometime in November 2019. After construction is completed, the reef will be
An artificial reef reshaping opportunity has been identified at Baby Beach in Kauai. This is the first such opportunity publicly identified by the World Wave Project as they work to bring artificial surfing reefs to the masses. Baby Beach is currently home to a fickle slap that is rarely rideable.
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