WavePrizm

WavePrizm wave pool technology is unknown and unproven.

WavePrizm Technology

WavePrizm wave pool technology uses a modular mechanical system to displace water. As seen in the side-view animation below, the hinged system pulls water into the cube-shaped module, creating a trough, then pushes it back out.

When an array of these modules are assembled side-by-side, they can be “fired" simultaneously or in a sequence to generate a swell that propagates toward shallow water. As the swell encounters the contours of the bottom of the pool (the bathymetry), the wave crests and breaks.

WavePrizm modules can be stacked to add more power into each section of the wave. The left video below shows two modules stacked on top of each other, which would displace twice the volume of water. On the right is an animation of how three modules can be combined in each section of the wave to create even more powerful waves. To create a wave, these module stacks are arranged in an array and fired sequentially or simultaneously.

Wave Size and Shape

WavePrizm makes some very bold claims on their website about the potential size of the wave, claiming they are able to create waves with 20′ faces using their “3x cluster" configuration (seen on the right above). They also focus on their ability to do so in relatively shallow water. According to WavePrizm, other technologies create waves that have a face height equal to about 1/2 of the water depth (not counting reflection or refraction). WavePrizm claims to create waves that are up to 3 times as high as the water depth.

The modular system hypothetically gives WavePrizm technology flexibility similar to what can be observed in Wavegarden Cove and AWM PerfectSwell®. If true, that means that the WavePrizm technology should be able to create waves that vary in shape (and size). In other words, WavePrizm pools should be able to create waves for all types of surfers ranging from beginners to professionals who want barrel, air and high-performance turn sections.

The modularity of the technology also makes it extensible, so installation can grow with a customer’s budget to create longer waves.

Capacity and Productivity

While the website claims that the WavePrizm system can generate 900 waves per hour thanks to a “Rapid Calming System", the website fails to describe how they came to these numbers.

Controlling WavePrizm Wave Pools

WavePrizm has not made any information about the wave control system publicly available.

The Pool

WavePrizm has not said much about the shape or size of the pool into which they would install their technology. They have indicated, in animations and verbally, that the modules can fire simultaneously (like Surf Loch technology) or sequentially (like Cove and PerfectSwell technology, so perhaps they are fairly agnostic about pool shape.

WavePrizm has said that their top-secret rapid calming technology will allow them to create pools that are “more compact".

Energy Consumption

According to WavePrizm, their wave pool technology requires 80% less energy than “competitors" (we believe they are referring to Wavegarden Cove, KSWC and PerfectSwell energy consumption, but it’s not clear).

Highlights and Lowlights

	Energy efficient.
	Able to create larger waves in relatively shallower water.

	Unproven.
	Minimal evidence backing up claims.