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 ...

The coastal types who lay claim to Waco Surf apparently have more in mind than operating a world renowned wave pool that surfers salivate over.

A little over a month ago, a new wave pool emerged into the blossoming world of synthetic surfing. But this one was different – it wasn’t like the daily barrage of new projects popping up across the ...

Just 15 minutes from the Pacific Ocean and Newport Beach’s coastline dotted with epic surf breaks, a man-made wave pool has the green light to build. The Snug Harbor Surf Park won the Newport Beach ...

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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 ...

A proposal to bring a wave pool to Newport Beach passed a major hurdle this week, earning approval by the Planning Commission, moving it on to the City Council for consideration in October. Planning ...

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 October ...

TULSA, Okla. — River Parks decided to close its wave pool down temporarily after a body was recovered at Zink Lake Wave Park on Aug. 16. Jawaun Jordan slipped off a boulder and fell into the river.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) bureau has delayed a planned maintenance closure at the Peninsula Pool in order to keep the pool at North Portland's Peninsula Park open to the ...