Wavegarden

Wavegarden SL[1] is an engineering enterprise dedicated to the research, design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and promotion of wave generating systems and lagoons for surfing.

Other Wavegarden surf parks are under construction in Brazil: Praia da Grama in San Paulo and Surfland in Garopaba.

Wavegarden was founded in 2005 in San Sebastián, Spain by spouses Josema Odriozola (Engineer) and Karin Frisch (Sports Economist), both avid surfers, who aimed to reproduce an authentic surfing experience beyond the ocean.

This eventually led to the creation of modern day surfing lagoons with unlimited ocean-like waves.

The system comprises a hydrodynamic wavefoil that moves at floor level that leads to the formation of a breaking wave.

The first international surf event in a wave pool, the Red Bull Unleashed, was staged and won by Hawaiian surfer Albee Layer.

[8] Construction of the first Wavegarden Cove demo facility, a new generation technology capable of making up to 1000 waves per hour.

Wave settings are adjustable with the aid of a customized software program and a push button control panel.

[9] [10] The world’s first commercial Wavegarden Cove facility opened to the public: The Wave Bristol, England, UK.a £25 million project, based in Easter Compton.

Melbourne-born Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth joined professional surfers Julian Wilson and Sally Fitzgibbons at the opening ceremony.

Consequently, very little energy is lost in the transmission of forces, which keeps running costs at a minimum and makes the Wavegarden Cove the most energy-efficient technology on the market today.

[22] Developed in-house, the system is based on a series of sustainable treatments including fine filtration, ozone & UV disinfection, and low chemical chlorination.