test

Posts Tagged ‘sun city’

typhoon lagoon by barr+wray

 |  News

Chlorine Dream: The oft-overlooked wave pools including one that charges just $8 per hour

News

Here are the Top 10 wave pools you don't think of when you plan a surf session... What do you do if you’re on a layover in Orlando or Edmonton? You can go surfing. True, it won’t be the perfection of The Surf Ranch. But surfing, strange beast that it is, seems to be fun no matter what. After Stab’s

Here are the Top 10 wave pools you don't think of when you plan a surf session... What do you ...Continue ›


price guide for wave pools

 |  News

The Big List 2022: prices, times & notes for all the world’s wave pools

News

How many surf-able wave pools are there in the world? As of today, there are 19 wave pools in the world open and semi-open to the public with dedicated surfing hours - Hint: to find a wave pool opening near you soon, check the WavePoolMag Surf Planner. UPDATE: If you are looking for the new 2023 Wave Pool Price Guide

How many surf-able wave pools are there in the world? As of today, there are 19 wave pools in the ...Continue ›


 |  News, User Guide

Wave Pool Surfing Guide – All the places you can session today

News, User Guide

These are surf-able wave pools ready to go. Today. The Wave Pool Mag Surf Planner is a growing Wave Pool Surfing Guide listing all ride-able and soon-to-be-ride-able wave pool surfing locations across the globe. This comprehensive guide will provide you with all the information you need, including pricing and hours, so you can plan a totally new kind of surf

These are surf-able wave pools ready to go. Today. The Wave Pool Mag Surf Planner is a growing Wave Pool ...Continue ›


 |  Latest, Television, User Guide

Top 5 chlorine wave pools for surfing

Latest, Television, User Guide

Wanting to go wave pool surfing but still waiting for an invitation to Kelly Slater’s pool? Don’t hold your breath. But know that waterparks and hotels have built some pretty sweet pools for decades now. Typically this first generation of wave pools were chlorinated monstrosities designed to undulate tourists between mai tais and $15 smoothies. In short, they were designed

Wanting to go wave pool surfing but still waiting for an invitation to Kelly Slater’s pool? Don’t hold your breath. ...Continue ›


An elephant near Sun City South Africa

 |  Latest

Chlorine and chaos in deepest Africa

Latest

Steven Michelsen walks us through his wild trip from way back when with Mikey February and crew to South Africa’s only wave pool... South African Steven Michelsen is a skilled videographer with stacks of urls in his portfolio. He’s worked for Bong, Quik, Monster Energy, Red Bull and all the brands that tend to pay their invoices on time. His

Steven Michelsen walks us through his wild trip from way back when with Mikey February and crew to South Africa’s ...Continue ›


Ludwig II thinking about wave pools

 |  Latest, News

The history of 20th-century (and earlier) wave pools

Latest, News

This surf-focused history of wave pools pre Y2K uncovers the surf-able and the non-surfable. Only surfing would find a connection between a mad Bavarian king, America’s largest cosmetics company and pre-Nazi Germany. All three were instrumental in creating wave pools. The mad king is credited with making the first artificial waves. Clairol bankrolled the first large-scale American wave pool, and

This surf-focused history of wave pools pre Y2K uncovers the surf-able and the non-surfable. Only surfing would find a connection ...Continue ›