Palm Springs Surf Club Gets Go-Ahead
The Palm Springs Planning Commission gave their unanimous approval for the conversion of the old Wet'n'Wild into the Palm Springs Surf Club.
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Oct 18, 20192 min
DSRT Surf Wavegarden Cove Gets First Approval
The Palm Desert Planning Commission approved the plans for the DSRT Surf Wavegarden Cove resort, Palm Desert City Council next...
Oct 1, 20192 min
Thermal Beach Club Surf Lagoon Approved
The Riverside County planning commission unanimously approved the construction of a 240-acre resort centered around a 20-acre wave pool.
Sep 6, 20191 min
Surfing the World for Planned Wave Pools
Thanks to the research of WavePoolMag, we can keep on top of the latest wave pool developments with their monthly Surf Planner Updates.
Sep 1, 20191 min
Surfing Down Under: URBNSURF Melbourne
Australia has a rich surfing heritage and great coastal surf spots, but they too are looking to bring surfing inland with the soon to open U
Aug 22, 20191 min
Palm Springs Surf Club Opening Next Spring
The surf is coming to the desert! The now closed Wet'n'Wild is being transformed into a waterpark with a wave pool designed by surfers for
Aug 22, 20191 min
World Surf League on Board with Wave Technology
The future of wave pool technology is not just a pipe dream when, in 2016, the World Surf League acquires stake Kelly Slater Wave Company.
Aug 21, 20191 min
Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch
Nestled 100-miles from the California coast, 11-time World Champion Surfer Kelly Slater's Wave Pool Technology is in action at his Surf...
Aug 20, 20191 min
Still Making Waves in Hungary...since 1927
The Gellért Baths in Budapest, Hungary can boast the longest operating wave pool in the world. Built in 1927, the pool still lures swimmers
Aug 20, 20191 min
Quick Twentieth Century Wave Pool History
In 2018 Australia's URBNSURF compiled some clips highlighting a history of wave pools in 20th-century film and video.
Aug 19, 20191 min
The First Actual Pool with Waves
The first known in-ground pool with waves was opened in June of 1912 in Radebeul, Germany and called the "Bilzbad."
Aug 18, 20191 min
Surfing the Waves in Munich: 1929
Surf's up in 1929 Munich as shown in this British Pathé newsreel of the city's new indoor wave pool.
Aug 18, 20191 min
Undosa: The Wave Kingdom
Starnberg, a Bavarian lakeside resort popular with summertime visitors from Munich boasts the first twentieth-century wave pool. It was bui
Aug 16, 20192 min
1847: The Very First Wave Pool?
Built on the eastern tip of Lohmühleninsel, Berlin in 1847 it was the first steam-powered artificial wave pool. It closed in 1920.
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