Once upon a time, the first American wave pool, built specifically for surfing, was located in the unlikely town of Tempe, Arizona. Big Surf, it was called, and it opened in 1969 with a reported price ...

(CNN) — Abu Dhabi has many of the things that surfers hunt for in their quest for perfect waves: warm weather, year-round sun and clear water. The only thing it did not have was waves. That changed in ...

Does money buy happiness? In this case, it appears so.

Amidst the global wave pool arms race, China was always going to be a major player. With a rising surfing population, funding from the government for competitive training, and the first-ever Chinese ...

Wave pools, Bloomberg says, were once “the antithesis of surf culture.” But that has changed considerably: The publication opens its story about the rise of these inland, human-designed bodies of ...

In the wild west world of wave pools, oftentimes, it’s tough to keep up. So much news, so many project announcements, openings, closings, backyard pools, surf parks planned worldwide from Newport ...

Surfers could one day have access to a limitless supply of big waves, each a perfect swell, thanks to a new surfing oasis built not far from the everyday I-95 gridlock in South Florida. In an ...

The Brazilian icon becomes a partner in a $200 million wave pool project in São Paulo.

Special to SURFER by Ryan Harris. Starting in 2020 I started getting more experience in wave pools. From multiple sessions at the Surf Ranch to the Palm Springs Surf Club. So when I found out there ...

Amsterdam and its famed system of historic canals could soon be home to something never-before-seen in the Netherlands’ capital city: surfing. Per a new proposal, a plan to build a wave pool within ...

It’s the off-season, presumably, for those of the winter sports persuasion. And especially those competing in the Olympics, as the next winter Games will take place next year in Milano Cortina (Italy) ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) There's no question that being in the pool at the Palm Springs Surf Club is the perfect place to stay cool during the hot summer days. "It's a cool thing to be able to surf ...