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 Gulf Coast of the United States is a beautiful, although surf-starved, region of the country. The waves are inconsistent, the swell windows are scarce – still, there’s a healthy population of ...

One day, maybe five years from now, you think surfers will declare allegiance to the various brands of wave pools? Like how folks do with booze and cigarettes. Will there be Wavegarden diehards, Kelly ...

Wave pools are rapidly gaining in popularity and numbers around the world, and the latest news should be exciting for Texas surfers who like their waves a little less salty and a lot more predictable.

"This ramp is gonna change the game," said Zeke after his first dip in the pool, and first dance with the new air section. "I've never gone this high in my entire life. People are gonna do some f*cked ...

The surf is flat, ocean water is cold, maybe the wind is mucking up conditions — would you travel a few miles inland and pay for machine-made waves? Developers proposing a surf park in Newport Beach ...

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 ...

Forget Malibu or the North Shore. Next summer, you can catch a wave in Palm Desert, 100 miles from the nearest ocean. After years of delays, DSRT Surf, the Coachella Valley’s second surf destination, ...

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.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Locals may look back at the inaugural Chlorine Clash Surf Invitational at Atlantic Park Surf as the start of the prime-time era of surfing here. Sixteen of the top surfers in the ...