How Wave Pools Are Changing Surfing Forever
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Wave pools are one of the most exciting progressions in the surfing space since the modern day shortboard.
Conceptually, wave pools have been spoken about for years however only in the last decade have they become a commercial reality. Beginner surfers to intermediate surfers and advanced surfers can all benefit greatly from their use - but what will the future look like when it comes to wave pools?
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Count how many salty surfers there are in the comments (as described end of video) and put it down here (maybe with some rhetoric😂)
I’m salty from the ocean water, not the pool water. All jokes 😂🤣.
At $400 a wave they aren't going to change much. Kind of a novelty really.
kooks
Is better just because doesn’t have shark lol
I prefer surf on the beach!
Here’s some rhetoric: Wave pools aren’t “changing surfing”, only providing a watered-down surfing experience for land-locked kooks
Wavepools are incredible for technical airs, mini toobs, and turns.
But learning how to read the ocean, different swell directions / timing, and different types of bottom breaks (reef, sand, etc) will be hard to fully replicate outside of the ocean.
For me personally the best thing about surfing is to travel, find new spots, master the spot, master the lineup. So every Session ist exciting and different because you never know what will happen, even if you have surfed the Spot 1million times. Sure a Session in a pool must be so much fun and you can practice your riding. But as an average Surfer I don't really care so much about that, I just want to have fun and that fun for me is the whole experience. So I see a Wavepool for professional Training or in Germany for example where people can't surf normally. But then the 2 weeks Holiday in Indo or whatever will still be the highlight and I bet I can score more perfect waves there then in a 70$ Session in a pool. But its defenetly awesome to have the option to go to a pool
Exactly, mate. The pools aren't meant to replace the ocean, just like a skate park doesn't replace scouting out and bombing tasty rails and stairs. Both places provide a consistent training ground to practice and perfect specific skills and build endurance so that they can be applied to sessions in the wild.
Master the lineup? Hahahahaha
I think you're right, i always surf in the same beach, its a beach break, then the condictions are different everyday. Its a long beach called Ilha Comprida in São Paulo state, Brazil. On north, the waves are long and its difficult have barrels. In south the waves are shorter and big barrel. I'm a salt water surfer too 👏👏👏
Wavepool surfer: Hey, when are you going to stop calling me Barney?
Turtle: When you're not a Barney anymore, Barney
I am a intermediate surfer and I went to a wave pool about a month ago and it helped me progress my turns 🤙🏽 definitely worth visiting
10,000 hours at the wave pool is going to be expensive 🤣
Lemoore wave pool (kelly slater's). $400 per wave. At a generous 30 sec per wave. $8 million.
The thing people miss is that wave pools and ocean surfing aren’t mutually exclusive. You can enjoy both
Amen
Wave pool are definitely great for improving your surf skills but what about their environmental impact ? I read this pool is the equivalent of 16 Olympic pools, which is 40,000,000 liters of chlorinated water. What about land artificialization and energy consumption ? Yes, the ocean doesn't always give you the waves you need / want, but it's also the beauty of it.
there are plenty of things in the world that have a way worse and unnecessary environmental impact, but wave pools is the battle you want to fight? pff
@@SurfMastery-kz6je so issues should be ignored because there are bigger problems? every single thing is a contribution to the big picture and no ONE thing is the cause of environmental issues. especially when someone like Kelly Slater constantly preaches to everyone about environmentalism and what everyone should/shouldn't be doing.......and then goes and builds a huge wave pool and a country club style resort and hotel catering for the wealthy to go along with it. the hypocrisy is unreal
You really brought up a great topic! We go out in the ocean on our little boards made of horrible things, in a rubber suit made of horrible stuff and pretend that we're all into nature! And not too many of us are walking to the beach....hell, we belong in a chlorine bath!
@@davegriffin9083 exactly mate, and then pro's particularly a certain bald man constantly preach about being environmentally friendly!
for one Pro's go through boards made of horrible materials like they're just disposable items, then theres all the clothing and products they use and are given, AND the constant flights all over the world.
i know the surf ranch is powered by solar, but its still a 650metre long hole dug in the ground with all the environmental impacts of construction
@@danhopkinson2811 dude that hole was a waterski park long ago. You missed that while downing someone because they made something out of it! HAHAHA DAMN
It might go a bit like rock climbing centers. You'll get some people who just go to the wave pool and enjoy that, maybe just surfing in the ocean on vacation. Others will use it to hone skills. I mean look at the people who just boulder indoors and never go climb outside. And just like climbing you still need to put in the hours outside in real conditions to be able to cope with less than perfect waves, weather, reading the waves, timing, and just paddle strength I'd have thought. As someone fairly new to surfing my biggest struggle has just been building paddle endurance and learning where to position myself in often choppy and messy conditions.
Hi kale, I find this content super interesting because I work at the wavegarden pool in Bristol, England and in the short time I've been there I've experienced a quantum leap in my surfing progression! And I only get in around 3h per week at most...
I've also witnessed this wavepool surfer phenomenon you mentioned, some of the guys here have only surfed on the ocean a handful of times but they are now starting to really rip!
Yo Kes, any discount codes?
Wave pools are awesome but I’m not willing to pay for waves.
try wake boarding ... you pay at the cable park as well ... but I get your point ...
Surfers who think their shit don't stink: "More wave pools is just gonna bring more kooks at the breaks"
The reality: Giving kooks an opportunity to get better at the pool means they (hopefully) won't be kooks at the breaks
KOOK doesn’t just mean beginner or low skill surfer. It means a surfer with bad surf etiquette. A wave pool has a defined channel to paddle out. A wave pool has one take off spot and a true lineup. A pool has rules that are enforced or you get to leave. The real ocean is unpredictable. Most spots don’t have an exact spot to take off. It moves around depending on the wave direction, size, and tide. There are days with 3 different swells in the water. Combine this with people paddling out where surfers are riding the wave, it’s NOT THE SAME at all. Example of no surf etiquette: I was paddling for a wave and about to pop up when a teenage girl paddled right up the face of the wave into me. I had to push my board to the side and bail. After I came up, I said “WTF are you doing?”. She then told me that I hit her board. I told her she needs to stay out of the way when someone is paddling for a wave. She said “that’s not how it works”. I told her STAY OUT of the WAY. This was in front of a surf spot that has lots of campers from everywhere. This girl obviously learned how to surf in a wave pool. She doesn’t know how to stay out of the way and blames her stupidity on the surfer that has the “right of way”. OCEAN SURF ETIQUETTE: If a wave is breaking and you can’t make it over without getting in the way of the surfer on the wave (or paddling for it) you need to go into the whitewash and TAKE IT ON THE HEAD! Otherwise, you’re a KOOK!!!
@@ErikaLaGrande Sure, mate. You're talking about a cultural problem though. I've encountered plenty of experienced surfers who have blocked, snaked, or dropped in on me because they don't think I deserve waves they think belong to them. Any surfer who purposely runs into someone just because they have the right of way is also a kook.
You cant change the defn of " kook " just like that. Lol. I have 30 years of surfing experience in a country that has 6+ feet waves every day 365 days/y. I know when i can do snakey shit, drop into someones wave through the inside, bail, climb paddle out a wave when soneones surfing it, avoid people while surfing etc etc. A beginner doesnt.
@@sebastianaramburu4197 USA has 6 ft waves every day someplace where do you live Australia?
It's weird but I never thought of Australia being cold
They’re a tad expensive tho no? I certainly can’t shell out £50 a sesh idk about you guys xx
They are very expensive to build and maintain.
Cheaper than paying thousands of dollars for a session at Kelly Slater's wave pool
We're getting one come 2022 here in myrtle beach, sc! I'm so hyped!!!
so cool!!
I’d hit that. The best part is no Snakes dropping in or paddling around you where surf etiquette is enforced.
I live in Melbourne and urbn surf is a game changer. it's far higher returns for me to pay for a few sessions a week than to take 3 half days off work to drive 60-120 minutes down the coast to catch (non-guaranteed) waves. I can take a longer lunch and get my 12 waves and go back to work. I go surfing in the ocean on weekends too so it doesn't replace the ocean but it's more like a gym for surfing. The friends I've made at urbn surf are amazing and people are friendly and helpful. My surfing has improved immensely in 4 short months. Great to see Kale in person at the most recent workshops 😊
I've spent thousands to go to Fiji and came home with a two dozen waves...about 4-5 memorable. I'm happy to to spend way less and spend a week in Melbourne park...knowing the swell will be there every day.
Living in Florida my solution was just to learn to skateboard, this seems super dope tho
Same here I grew up surfing in south florida, all we could do is pray for hurricanes cuz wed finally get good sure but we had few good days every now and then, we dreamed of shit like this when we were kids, closest thing was typhoon lagoon and that place was shit, I'd kill to surf kelly pool or any of these new age pools
ahhh Kale that looks soooo cold in Melbourne. Surf parks look great but there's one big problem. Can't afford $30 per hour to go surfing and most surfers won't be able to either :) So surf parks are for poor little rich kids only
So we all agree surfing becomes the new golf… a rich people sports
If it helps you sleep at night
@@jmack2615 it doesn’t bro… it doesn’t
@@michal4862 I don't think there will be many people who use wavepools for majority of surf's. I would think that people would use the pool a few times a year as a fun experience.
For most of the people landlocked, wavepool is the solution and way cheaper than traveling to Indonesia to catch quality waves or living near the beach in California, and not as crowded!
Unfortunately wave pools, should they become more affordable and widespread, will likely result in more crowded lineups at beaches as more people will be able to surf than ever before (induced demand basically). Kinda like building more roads results in more traffic not less because of increased accessibility.
I don’t think that’ll happen as with wave pools the product availability (waves) increases so dramatically that population won’t keep up.
@@KalesBroccoli I hope so, cause I do actually love the idea of a wave pools for when surfing in the ocean is not possible :)
Stop seeing the negative side of it and let people have fun!
Great for quick progression but the beauty of surfing is the lifestyle and likeminded people - something a pool will never replicate.
I agree Kale, but isn't it too much expensive? I mean, surfers sleep often in their van or cars in order to save money, and they prefer some frugal meal than a restaurant...
I can't wait to spend a few days at a wavepool a few months in a row. I really see the benefits for all surfers trying to progress. I'm intermediate and want some coaching in a pool
Thanks kale
It’s a great place
We’ we’re there that night you were filming
You made it look so easy
Totally agree Kale, it will be nice when the conditions are not that great to be able to go to a pool and surf. I do remember the vibe in the pool was so mellow and everyone was so nice. I think that was my favorite part about surfing at BSR
It’s because there is a line and everyone gets a turn. If you don’t follow the rules, you get kicked out.
@@ErikaLaGrande yup 💯
Great opportunity for aspiring surfers 👌
Very few wave pools handle the backwash problem very well which detracts from wave quality.
A 6 month trip to Indo will do the same thing and more fun.
Cool. The next frontier will be big wave pools.
It is true i got back on a surfboard 6 month ago and could never bottom turn or cutback and in 6 months im doimg it all not sure how good but will find out getting a coach lesson tomorrow night. Keep up the good work and videos you allso have helped me a bit.
I totally understand using wave pools to progress your surfing and to access the water when you may not otherwise be able to. Interested to see how wave pool dominant surfers are able to translate their skills to the ocean. Maybe getting into the ocean isn't even the end goal at that point?
I started surfing later than most so I may have an unadulterated perspective that comes with being on old kook, but the reason I surf is to get out into the ocean. The benefits for me mentally are first and foremost. I definitely get pissed when I totally bomb a session and get pounded. That said, I usually leave just happy I got out there. If the whole point for me was to become a great surfer then I probably would've given up at this point. So much of the battle for me is the paddle....
3:14 - Smack!
Only submarine engineers, make wave pools? You is, insane! R&D for-- Navy, Oceanography! License
In the uk you would have to sell a bollock to be able to surf a wave pool regularly. Also seems to be a place for pro surfers and staff to make Instagram videos all day
If you can’t afford to surf save pools often and the waves are kinda weak and boring, pick up a hydrofoil.
I can surf nearly every day in the worst of conditions. Living on O’ahu also helps.
Great taste!!! 🤷♂️ Less filling!!! Lol 😂
If I had a proper wave pool near me, not Disney World’s Typhoon Lagoon.
During flat spells, which happen a lot, here on the East Coast Cocoa Beach/ Satellite Beach area. If I was jonesing, I’d hit up a wave pool, with some friend’s, just for my sanity when it’s flat for too long. The Golf Range for surfing quote, sounds pretty accurate.
One of my favorite things about ocean surfing, is the ability of having to adapt constantly & within split seconds to the changing conditions. That’s the rush, that’s the high for me. Paddling into a wave, that imperfectly perfect & using one’s ability & agility/skill level/knowledge/reflexes/etc. to adapt & conquer whatever Mother Nature throws at you & make it look like, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds or Rob Machado, Mike February, etc.
(Like a bar fight by candlelight)
Regardless of what the wave height is or how perfect or horrible the wave conditions might be, from hour to hour. Like you said, there might be a “real life” Rick Cane story come true, from the availability of a wave pool to inspire someone to learn to surf, that otherwise… Would not have an opportunity to do so, where they live.
huh, maybe I should stop saving the money for a 4wd to get to remote good spots and start saving for sessions at a wavepool when it gets to New Zealand.
Surf Ranch is boring AF to watch, but this Melbourne pool looks so sick!!!!
Hey Kale, im a fan from Thailand. Phuket where I am only surfable less than half of the time in a year. Im a beginner and theres a lot of people in Thailand coming to Phuket to surf. The surf pool would be something me and my friend who are entrepreneurs in this town would like to explore. It would be super cool we have surf pool here. Can you please introduce me to the team who build this.
WaveGarden are the people to contact 🤙🏽
Little Malcolm Gladwell reference. Good stuff
My issue with wave pools isn't the "kookiness" or "overpriced" aspect. Original surf culture was about connecting with the ocean, and this was central to Oceania culture for millennia. Not only do wave pools require a massive amount of power consumption, but it takes away the connection with the ocean. Sure, they're totally epic, and a good training tool, but I would be bummed to see wave pools replace natural surfing no matter how well they can "replicate" a real coastal environment.
wave pools have a place in the surfing world but will never replace the ocean EVER!!
Ayyyyyeeeee when were you at Bondi?? Must've been one of the last few weekends..?
Well done
I really can't understand why the guy in the video was wearing what looked like a thick suit with a hood, gloves and booties, made for very cold water and winter conditions. Meanwhile, it looks like the other surfers were clearly wearing short sleeves more to protect from the sun than to provide warmth.
What is going on there?
Aughh! I've been inconsistent with my surf because the last few times I went to my local break, it was scarring how bad it was. Of course I know there will be bad days, but am I really wasting my time at my local break, or will I improve much more on a slightly better break?
How important are good conditions to improvement?
thanx :)
They are super important, if you have bad conditions you can't really learn anything / do much
@@NoaVanSnick woof, yeah. i went to a different spot, and was literally about to cry because the conditions were so beautiful. i live in LA tho, and i got there at 5am- around 6 it got so crowded. but yes, thank you, i'm gonna start going more often.
There is nothing "accessible" about $59/$129 per hour session. Absolutely agree with the training potential and opportunity for people who don't live near a coast to try surfing, that's awesome but unlikely. There's no business case for a wave pool in a rural community.
I guess I'm one of the salty old nay sayers haha
does seem mad that in a man made pool you need to wear hood, boots and gloves.
That's what I thought, plus the other guys are wearing short sleeves.
The best thing about this is no sharks. The only scary thing about surfing for me is getting attacked by a shark since shark attacks are being more common now
Good if you only surf to the right?
Wave pools will change surfing from the best sport in the world where a completely impoverished person can become a world champion to a motor racing type sport where only the ultra rich will become great due to having superior wave pools to the regular public (cough cough kellys pool being private)
Give me a break. This is just nonsense. Surfing is still a fairly wealthy sport done by mostly white people in mostly the same areas. And when it comes to the professional ranks it's almost exclusively the realm of "rich" white kids. Yeah yeah...I know...this is where you throw out the success of the Brazilians. They are the exception, not the rule. I guarantee you there are just as many, if not more really good young Indonesian surfers than Brazilians and they are not represented at all at the highest level. The reason the Brazilians are dominating now is a combination of good grassroots organizing by surf groups in their country which then, in turn, led to huge sponsorship dollars coming in. Again....it's money that's made them successful. The surfers themselves may have come from poor places but the institution of surfing in Brazil is not poor at all. If surfing were "equal" then the Indonesians would be mainstays on the leader boards.
And Kelly's pool can be booked by anyone if you've got the money. So what? What's wrong with that? It probably costs a lot of money to run that place. Why shouldn't they charge a lot to use it?
I think they're wicked as training tools but I do worry about how much more crowded real waves will get as a result. I'm not one to complain about new people taking up the sport, I think it's great, but there was always a massive barrier to entry with surfing since it took so much time at the beach to develop even the most basic skills. You've got to keep your eye on the forcast, take any opportunity you can get - it's hard, time consuming, and takes real dedication to progress. Now anyone with enough money can rock up to a wave pool and score perfect little waves without knowing anything about the ocean. I'm really torn because I've had some great fun at a wavepool and will definitely go again at some point, but I am worried about the increasingly commercial direction surfing has been taking over the last several decades, which wave pools are now part of.
There’ll always be more wave pools and thus waves for that new crowd and positioning must still be learned in the ocean 🤙🏽
We have a wave pool an hour and a half away just opened back up from covid. Definitely an amazing way to get waves on days there are none
Hi. Quick questions what are the best wave pools close to Brussels or Düsseldorf?
Kale my brother from another: put a heater in that wave pool. There's nothing like surfing without a wetsuit
Haha I wish
if they tried doing a comp where all surfers get ther same wve and it comes down to skill,,,id watch that. there is so much luck (iin getting a good wave) involved at the comps
what's the water temperature in these ?
Haha, these things are a kook nursery. I would know, I learned how to surf in Wadi Adventure in Al Ain(people always say Dubai but it’s not).
People who can surf get majority of the waves. That’s true because we’ve put more time and effort in to progressing our surfing.
Don’t put novice surfers in the pool with expert type wave sessions. You’ll get more customers
Imagine all the brilliant surfers that could emerge from central Australia! The Todd River wave pool could be next!
It will be like the Indoor wind tunnel girl. World #1 and never jumped out of a plain. Same will be like this best pool surfer, never been in the ocean 🌊
Who sings the song in the video?
How much on average is a session over there? Here in Brazil the wavepools being built, including the wavegarden one you show in the video, are inside private condos alongside golf courses. Agree this could be a revolution, specially in places with a lot of surfers and no ocean, such as São Paulo.
£50 in uk
As a brazilian beginner. I would LOVE to surf on those but I know for a fact that I probably will not. Its too expensive to build one and too expensive to use it. I dont see it being popular enough to be acessible.
For me its not a revolution. Just the same way of a world who walk on his head...
The more are built, the cheaper they will get. In the end, they will just be weird waterparks, most wont last for long due to maintenance costs. You can pay to play in an olympic size perfect grass soccer field, but in the end, no one cares. They’ve tried indoor ski and snowboard courses, never worked. Surfparks are just temporary. In 10 years you will only see children playing on it. Unless theres really strong marketing over the course of the next years, surfing will stay restricted to surf spots. Surfparks will be too crowded, to expensive to maintain, uncool and unpractical. But maybe im wrong,
Can I go sea kayaking surfing there?
Wave pools certainly will help with progression of surfers, with beginners all the way to advanced surfers benefiting from the occasional session at the pool. However, on the whole they will be limited to the wealthy, and the pros for use on a regular basis. The vast majority people don't have $80-140 to spend multiple times a week to go surf. If you wanted to get 10k hrs at pool that'd cost at a minimum a cool $800k. Not gonna happen. Pools are businesses first and foremost not training facilities for anyone.
I don't think they're the future of surfing, but more places people will go for one off sessions to learn, and practice a new skill or technique.
More pools and the price comes down
@@KalesBroccoli You think so? I don't, they have high operating costs and profit margins to attain. They only way prices will come down is when there is enough competition that the number of pools/waves out strips the demand for them and that ain't happening anytime soon.
I'd love to pay $20-30 for an hour intermediate/expert session at urbnsurf, but that's never gonna happen. That wouldn't cover the operating costs even with 15 people in the water.
“We have 8 breaks, so when we run 6 waves per set, this gives 48 rides per set, so running 50 sets per hour gives 2400 rides, plus learner breaks and shore breaks,” said Founder Aaron Trevis.
If the wavepools have the capacity of Surf Lakes and surfers pay $30/hr then on a 10-hour day, at full capacity (240 surfers), that's $72,000/day for an average of 10 waves per hour (when was the last time you got 10 good waves in an hour, mate?). The estimated construction cost is $20 million which would take 277 days at $72,000/day to recover. This calculation, of course, excludes operational costs but I'm sure there will be other revenue opportunities to offer to those not in the water. It certainly seems possible to drive costs down to a reasonable level when wavepool technology is fully debugged and streamlined and supply is high.
wavepoolmag.com/learn-the-nuts-and-bolts-behind-todays-crop-of-wave-pools/
@@dannynysus Even if it took 2-3 years for the pool to generate profits, that is huge! I would invest my money there if it only takes 2-3 years and then it is 100% profits...
last time? On Sunday. Helps that it was 3ft offshore, with only me and another bloke out. Secondly, wave pools don't have the capacity of Surf Lakes. They are much smaller scale. I actually think Surf Lakes is a fantastic idea (and wave pools in general). Big fan, however I gotta disagree with the idea that prices will drop dramatically, even with the advent of more pools. You said yourself that you're completely ignoring operating costs in your calculation. But these are what helps drive the price high. Maintenance, staff, electricity, pool cleaning, water, equipment etc. Then you add a conservative profit margin on top of this and suddenly you can see why the cost per session is high. And that's ignoring the initial construction cost.
Waves pools will become a great tool for learning, improving and practicing, and I am all for them. But I don't think it's reasonable to expect the everyday population to be able to afford to go surfing at wave pool multiple times a week.
Can anyone help us get one built on the big island of Hawaii. Please 🙏🏻
Those look like 7mm suits. Why not heat up the water as well?
Denatured surfing!!!
put one in brisbane thanks
Looks might cold down there 😬😬😬😬😬😬🤔😭💥
when the pool is open only for pros and youtubers it looks surreal. the question is how many surfers can be on a wave in regular opening times .. after all the owners need to return their investment.
Depends on the setting but between 12-18 surfers at once
It’s better than the ocean in that respect as no hassling - when it’s your turn it’s your turn. I get about 14 waves per hour - that does not happen at my local break!
no sharks
It’s just so expensive to go to one is my only gripe
So..when will be a wave pool in Portugal? Investors? no? yes?
Kale surfs better than the pro surfer😂
Where is this pool?
Melbourne Australia
It is a great tool to advance your skills. The ocean runs on its own clock, where as the wave pool can give you a 30 ,45 , 90 second ride.
What does a session cost?
$79 (AUD) per session for intermediate/advanced.
I’ll choose the free beach
Haha I rlly wanted to go to Urban surf till i saw the price for a 1 hour session
I think they should be putting them inland instead of slapping them in the gold coast and Sydney.... give every kid a chance to surf a wave!
Human's are a "path of least resistance" creature. If wave pools get cheaper and a better variety of waves, many people will likely opt out of regular inconsistent surf spots except for vacations to classic global spots. I never got good at surfing in the Malibu, Topanga, Zuma areas because 90% of the time there were no decent waves. So you just sat in the water like a chode...lol Pretty...but after the 50th time...I quit...:D
I wont surf in water under 20Celcius, these waves pools are so cold
There is the price, and then there is the cost. Ocean waves are free.
Surfed it and its great on the barrel mode but for turns its normal mode is trash. Give it 10 years and wave pools will be amazing
Not enough wax on the board!
wave pools
carnival rides
Well some people are happy with inflatable dolls .....
its natures way of telling us something's wrong
it's not going to happen....surfing is much more than riding a wave...... reading waves, paddling and standing up timing.... no pool will teach you that......a pool surfer will take some big time to drop a wave on a decent beach break...
I won't be impressed until I see big, hollow, dumping A-frames.
Probably on the way
Wave pools will be a small footnote in the history of surfing and haven't changed jack squat
We'll see. You sound pretty bitter about it though. That's really weird.
Yeah just like skateparks....oh wait.
O yes 😑🙈
wave pool yes, wave pools with wetsuits hell no!
Better to move to southern pacific costa rica and gorge on endless empty perfect lefts spinning off of every nook and cranny of coast.
Imagine having to pay to surf..
Yeah no one pays thousands to go to the mentaiwis
idk most people either have to drive a long way or fly a long way or do both to surf the ocean and even then may get skunked a couple days. a 24 hr wave pool with lights is starting to look like a pretty good comparitive option to me. fly to a wave pool (gauranteed consistent waves) or fly to ocean and pray for good conditions. for most who just want to try to surf or practice it's getting close to a no brainer i'm thinking.
Full suits in a wave pool? Uhhhh…..
So disappointed... So surfers do not care about environment ? Some could really use Heated (!) surf pool (!) ?
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