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A new wave pool project in Oahu took its first step forward on Wednesday when the Hawaii Community Development Authority voted 7-1 in favor of a feasibility study for Honokea Surf Village. The proposed site for the project is in Kalaealoa, 23 miles west of Honolulu. The centerpiece of the 19-acre
The geeks on our team love their tools, so we created a page that makes it easy for you to compare the size of wave pools around the world. The wave pool size comparison page shows you the area of each wave pool, its status and a roughly scaled image. You can compare the size of giant pools, like
Wondering when you'll see a wave pool near you? Look no further: our Wave Pool Opening Timeline shows you what the next three years looks like for wave opening dates. The wave pool timeline can tell you when wave pools are planning to open. It also begins to show the volume of wave pool development
The Thermal Beach Club overcame local pushback and received unanimous approval from the Riverside County Planning Commission. That gives them the green light to proceed to the Board of Supervisors meeting on February 11, 2020. If the Board of Supervisors approves, the Thermal Beach Club will have
URBNSURF Melbourne will host its first public surf sessions on Monday, January 6th. This historic date will mark the opening of the first public Wavegarden Cove wave pool in the southern hemisphere, and the second in the world (behind The Wave in Bristol).The URBNSURF Melbourne wave pool is arguably
The Wave in Bristol will begin offering intermediate sessions in their wave pool again on January 6th. Intermediate sessions were cancelled in early November because they were not providing the customer experience hoped for by Nick Hounsfield, founder of The Wave. "We made the big decision to
Construction started on a PerfectSwell wave pool in Shizunami, Japan. If the project proceeds as planned, the wave pool could be open as early as June 2020. While little is known about the shape and size of the waves that Surf Stadium Japan (SSJ) will produce, it's clear that the flexibility
The city of Krefeld and German developers Elakari signed a letter of intent focused on the creation of a wave pool and nature park. The nature and surf park will occupy 9 hecatres of land adjacent to Elfrather lake. The park will host a 2-hectare Wavegarden Cove wave pool that produces surfing waves
SwellSpot, a dark horse in the wave pool technology race, was issued 4 new patents this week. The patents cover the 3rd generation of SwellSpot wave pool technology.Walter Bennett, the CEO of SwellSpot, also said that there are six SwellSpot wave pools planned for 2020.SwellSpot technology uses a
The team behind the SURF ERA wave pool planned for Berlin engaged architects to begin detailed design and feasibility studies. Architects from Grimshaw and engineers from Schlaich Bergermann Partners (SBP) will carry the project forward to refine the vision for the Berlin wave pool.The 15-acre
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